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Barker, Florence G. – 1994
This practicum was designed to initiate the use of computers in an elementary setting. There is a need for all teachers to be technologically informed about computers in order to properly and successfully develop a student's capability in technology. This practicum examines computer anxiety and what can be done to eliminate this fear. An analysis…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, 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
Download full textOverbaugh, Richard C.; Reed, W. Michael – 1992
In this study, the effects of an introductory computer class versus a content-specific course, computers across the curriculum class were examined for changes in computer anxiety and computer concerns. Computer anxiety was measured with a modified version of the Spielberger Self Evaluation Instrument. To track and compare changes in pre-service…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pina, Anthony A.; Harris, Bruce R. – 1994
Several strategies are presented that have been used in computer-literacy courses and been found to be successful for reducing computer anxiety and increasing computer confidence in preservice teachers: (1) give them an overview; (2) speak in their language; (3) find the friendliest computer system; (4) have them play; (5) make the computer fit…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Race, Phil; McDowell, Steve – 1996
This how-to manual is intended to ease the transition to the information technology age even for those teachers who have no previous knowledge or experience with computers. Written in a concise, numbered paragraph format, the text uses simple nontechnical language. The first chapter titled, "Getting Started with Computers," covers choosing and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Peripherals
Savenye, Wilhelmina C. – 1993
In order to investigate how attitudes among preservice teachers are influenced by participation in a computer literacy course and to test the utility of an attitude questionnaire, a study was conducted with 75 college preservice teachers (56 females and 19 males). The course was developed to teach the use and understanding of computer technologies…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction
