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Learning about Technology in a Non-Instructional Environment.
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Schustack, Miriam W.; Strauss, Rachelle; Worden, Patricia E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Addresses the effects of an after-school computer club network, the Fifth Dimension, on children's computer knowledge development. Compares Fifth Dimension novices and "experts" who had attended several times previously. Concludes that despite the absence of formal instruction, children's knowledge about computers is enhanced. (AEF)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Clubs, Computer Literacy
Engaging Preservice Teachers in Hypermedia Authoring: Process and Outcomes.
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Fitzgerald, Gail E.; Hardin, Laura; Hollingsead, Candice – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Presents methods and outcomes of a semester-long course involving cooperative hypermedia authoring and instructional strategies for preservice teachers. Posttest findings revealed that participants showed a decrease in computer anxiety through their involvement in the course, and the lowest levels of anxiety were associated with graduate rank and…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Out-of-School Learning: The Case of an After-School Computer Club.
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Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Gives an introduction to three articles addressing the potential value of a network of after-school computer clubs called the Fifth Dimension. The articles demonstrate improvements in computer literacy (near transfer), ability to understand arithmetic and word problems (medium transfer), and reading and mathematics achievement (far transfer). (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Clubs, Computer Literacy
Effects of Participation in the Fifth Dimension on Far Transfer.
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Blanton, William E.; Moorman, Gary B.; Hayes, Bobbie A.; Warner, Mark L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Examines the effects of participation in the Fifth Dimension after-school computer program on far transfer achievement in the subject areas of reading and math. Provides evidence that children who participate in the Fifth Dimension master knowledge and skill structures and acquire practices that mediate their performance on global measures of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Clubs, Computer Literacy
Do Male Students Often Perform Better than Female Students when Learning Computers? A Study of Taiwanese Eighth Graders' Computer Education through Strategic and Cooperative Learning.
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Tsai, Meng-Jung – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
This study of Taiwanese eight graders investigated the impacts of strategic learning, cooperative learning, and their combination on junior high school students' computer achievement, attitudes, and anxiety. Highlights include the interaction between gender and learning context; higher computer anxiety among boys; and the role of the culture of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Cognitive Consequences of Participation in a "Fifth Dimension" After-School Computer Club.
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Mayer, Richard E.; Quilici, Jill; Moreno, Roxana; Duran, Richard; Woodbridge, Scott; Simon, Rebecca; Sanchez, David; Lavezzo, Amy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Children who attended the Fifth Dimension after-school computer club at least 10 times during the 1994-95 school year performed better on word problem comprehension tests than did non-participating children. Results support the hypothesis that experience in using computer software in the Fifth Dimension club produces measurable, resilient, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Clubs, Comparative Analysis