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Evaluators Not Designers: Another Aspect of Computer Literacy.
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Lewis, Linda H. – Computers in the Schools, 1984
Suggests educators who are not yet computer literate choose an alternative focus by learning to evaluate software and determine its potential for use in specific educational settings. Questions which should be asked when reviewing software on appropriate use, content, and characteristics are presented, along with a software evaluation checklist…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Drills (Practice)
Teaching Computer Ethics: Why, What, Who, When, and How.
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Bear, George G. – Computers in the Schools, 1986
Addresses several important questions regarding the teaching of computer ethics that are being raised by educators, but have been neglected at conferences and in computer education literature: why teach computer ethics; what ethical issues should be taught; who should teach computer ethics; and when and how it should be taught. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
The Effects of Prior Experience and Instructional Format on Teacher Education Students' Computer Anxiety and Performance.
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Reed, W. Michael; Overbaugh, Richard C. – Computers in the Schools, 1993
Describes a study of teacher education students at West Virginia University that was conducted to determine the effects of a computer-awareness learning module, instructional format, and prior computer use on computer anxiety. The relationships among performance, computer anxiety, and prior experience are also discussed. (Contains 12 references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
The Relationship of Learning, Behavior, and Cognitive Style in Hypermedia-Based Instruction: Implications for Design of HBI.
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Weller, Herman G.; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1994
Discussion of hypermedia-based instruction (HBI) focuses on the effects of cognitive style on student achievement. The development of interactive software for eighth-grade students studying computer ethics is described; gender differences are examined; problems are identified; and information-accessing frequency is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
The New Technology: Is It Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem in Education?
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Apple, Michael W. – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discussion of the growth of technology in society focuses on political, economic, and ethical issues concerning technology in education. Highlights include technological needs of the economy; effects of technology on the job market and the labor force; the changing role of teachers; social imbalance and inequity; and social literacy. (31…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Economic Factors
A Transfer of Database Skills from the Classroom to the Real World.
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Ennis, Demetria L. – Computers in the Schools, 1993
Discussion of computer literacy, database technology, and higher-order thinking skills focuses on a study that compared the problem-solving performance of fourth-grade students receiving search strategy training during computer-assisted instruction with students who did not receive training. Time spent on problems and the number of correct answers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy