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Download full textTroester, Rod – 1988
This study used the sense-making approach of message-q/ing to examine how individuals arrive at an understanding of new technology, in this case, word processing. Subjects were 10 computer naive undergraduate students learning to use word processing as part of a course requirement. Using the WordStar program manual, subjects employed the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Literacy, Content Analysis, Guides
Peer reviewedClements, James; Carifio, James – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Content analysis of 13 textbooks and 2 Department of Education documents was conducted to ascertain common word processing, database, and spreadsheet software skills in order to determine which specific skills should be taught in a high school computer literacy course. Aspects of a basic computer course, created from this analysis, are described.…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Content Analysis, Course Content
