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Programming: Impact on Computer Literacy Training for Teachers.
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Thompson, Carla J.; Friske, Joyce S. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1988
Describes study that investigated the impact that varying levels of programing had on teachers participating in computer literacy training coursework. Models of computer literacy are described, the use of the Minnesota Computer Literacy and Awareness Assessment is explained, and implications of the results for teacher training are discussed. (12…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Turning Teachers on to Computers: Evaluation of a Teacher Development Program.
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Gilmore, Alison M. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Evaluates a program designed to introduce educational uses of computers to teachers and to facilitate their integration into classroom activities. The model involved teachers in a school-based action-research project supported by visits from resource personnel with clusters of teachers attending two meetings to evaluate experiences, share ideas,…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
A Practical and Theoretical Approach to Assessing Computer Attitudes: The Computer Attitudes Measure (CAM).
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Kay, Robin H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes study conducted at the University of Toronto that assessed the attitudes of student teachers toward computers by using a multicomponent model, the Computer Attitude Measure (CAM). Cognitive, affective, and behavioral attitudes are examined, and correlations of computer literacy, experience, and internal locus of control are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Literacy, Correlation, Foreign Countries
Cultural and Social Constraints on Portability.
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Murray-Lasso, Marco – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Describes 12 constraints imposed by culture on educational software portability. Nielsen's seven-level virtual protocol model of human-computer interaction is discussed as a framework for considering the constraints, a hypothetical example of adapting software for Mexico is included, and suggestions for overcoming constraints and making software…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Copyrights, Courseware
Relation of Computer Attitudes and Computer Attributions to Enrollment in High School Computer Courses and Self-Perceived Computer Proficiency.
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Campbell, N. Jo; Williams, Janice E. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Describes a study of high school students that presents two exploratory path analyses of potentially relevant variables influencing both computer course enrollment and self-perceived computer proficiency. Computer attitudes and computer attributions are investigated, and implications for designing educational strategies are discussed. (25…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education