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Effects of an Educational Computing Course on Preservice and Inservice Teachers: A Discussion and Analysis of Attitudes and Use.
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Yildirim, Soner – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2000
Describes a study that examined changes in preservice and inservice teachers' attitudes toward computers following their participation in an educational computing class and explored factors that contributed to their computer use. Discusses prior computer experience, having home computers, and current use of technology in the school at which they…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Prior Learning
Changes in Student Attitudes and Student Computer Use in a Computer-Enriched Environment.
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Mitra, Ananda; Steffensmeier, Timothy – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2000
Examines the pedagogic usefulness of the computer by focusing on changes in student attitudes and use of computers in a computer-enriched environment using data from a longitudinal study at Wake Forest University. Results indicate that a networked institution where students have easy access can foster positive attitudes. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
Examining Teachers' Beliefs about the Role of Technology in the Elementary Classroom.
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; Addison, Paul; Lane, Molly; Ross, Eva; Woods, Denise – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Examines the relationships between first- (external) and second- (internal) order barriers to technology implementation by observing and interviewing several teachers within a single elementary school who had achieved varying levels of integration. Discusses strategies for technology staff development. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education
A Longitudinal Study of Student Attitudes toward Computers: Resolving an Attitude Decay Paradox.
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McKinnon, David H.; Nolan, C. J. Patrick; Sinclair, Kenneth E. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2000
Describes results of an integrated curriculum project in New Zealand that generated paradoxical results regarding student motivation and attitudes toward computer use during junior high school, where attitudes became less positive. Examines implications for the design and implementation of curriculum projects involving student use of computer…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Curriculum Development
Technology and the Great Pendulum of Education.
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Mellon, Constance A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Explores the role of technology in current educational practice, based on conflicting perceptions of two major theorists in the field of instructional design. Examines four questions extracted from their ongoing debate on technology-based learning, focusing on the following: whether presence of technology implies learning, learner's role, whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
Human-Supplied versus Computer-Supplied Feedback: An Empirical and Pragmatic Study.
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Croy, Marvin J.; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Reports on a study of 29 students of deductive logic that compared instructor-supplied and computer-supplied diagnostic feedback used with computer-assisted instruction programs. Dependent measures included exam performance, class attendance and responsiveness, and attitudes toward the instructor, computers, other students, and the course.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Educational Diagnosis
Computers and Teachers: Factors Influencing Computer Use in the Classroom.
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Marcinkiewicz, Henryk R. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Reports on a study examining how well several personal variables predict elementary school teachers' use of computers for teaching. Variables examined included innovativeness, teacher locus of control, perceived relevance of computers, and self-competence in using computers. Data on age, gender, and years of computer experience were also…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy