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Tornquist, Kristi M.; Hoenack, Stephen A. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study used publication statistics to investigate the collaboration and research use of scientists in the computer equipment and aircraft industries. Results reveal that these industries are using research generated by university scientists, and that collaboration between sectors is occurring. Geographic proximity is linked to increased…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Aerospace Industry, Computer Science, Cooperation
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Shibli, Abdullah – College Teaching, 1992
In college courses in statistics and computer programing, learning can be enhanced when students are required to express formulas and notations in writing. This approach helps improve concept formation, comprehension, problem solving, and ability to draw conclusions and interpretations. Attention to syntax and form is important. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Mathematics, Comprehension, Computer Science
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Dugdale, Sharon; DeKoven, Elyon; Ju, Mi-Kyung – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
A study of 50 students (grade 9) enrolled in a computer course found that home computer access for females was a predictor of early success for using computers as a learning resource and that enrollment in a computer course was greater for females who had access to home computers. Initial advantages diminished with continued use of computers. (PEN)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
Baldwin, Anne – 1993
While most associate in arts (AA) graduates who transfer to the Florida State University System (SUS) achieve satisfactory grade point averages, some do not. For Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) graduates, over 22% of the students in some disciplines have achieved grade point averages (GPA's) under 2.0. For the disciplines of…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Business Education, College Credits, College Transfer Students
Berney, Tomi D.; Alvarez, Rosalyn – 1989
Project TEACH (Technological Enrichment and Achievement for Cambodians and Hispanics) completed the first year of a 2-year extension of federal funding. Administered by Theodore Roosevelt High School's foreign languages and bilingual education department, the project's major goal was to provide students with bilingual instruction in computer…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Business Education, Cambodians, Computer Science
Mao, Leii – 1990
This instructional guide, one of a series developed by the Technical Education Advancement Modules (TEAM) project, is a 16-hour introduction to plant floor operations. The guide is designed to develop the following competencies: (1) understanding the characteristics and components of personal computer (PC) networks; (2) computer networking…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Richter, Bernice, Comp.; Wenzel, Duane, Comp. – 1987
Presented is the second annual supplement to the Museum of Science and Industry Basic List of Children's Science Books 1973-1984. In this supplement, children's science books are listed under the headings of animals, astronomy, aviation and space, biography, earth sciences, encyclopedias and reference books, environment and conservation, fiction,…
Descriptors: Animals, Biological Sciences, Books, Childrens Literature
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. Div. of Vocational-Technical Education. – 1980
This data processing curriculum contains 23 units of instruction for an articulated program in the occupations of data processing. It consists of an introductory mini-series on data-processing concepts, as well as data entry operator, computer operator, programmer, and systems analyst units. Introductory materials include program goals and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Science, Curriculum Guides, Data Processing
Mepham, Michael S. – 1967
This discussion of the use of computer programming in syntactic analysis covers three major points: (1) a review of basic notions in automatic grammars; (2) a description of the grammar used in a pilot project which analysed the linguistic content of methods of teaching foreign languages; and (3) proposals on the application of the same techniques…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Computational Linguistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
1962
The first topic of the conference was creativity. Papers delivered were Knowledge and Creativity by Theodore C. Denise and Hobert W. Burns; Potentiality for Creativity and Its Measurement, by J. P. Guilford; and Some Methodological Issues in the Study of Creativity by Robert L. Thorndike. In the second session, a paper on comparability of scores…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Oriented Programs
Saint Louis Research Consortium, MO. – 1976
A set of techniques is presented to assist administrators in forecasting the need for primary and secondary school facilities and in critically evaluating proposals to satisfy that need. Four basic components allow the analysis required to project future conditions and test alternative proposals. (1) The enrollment component forecasts the number…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Science, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Ingle, Henry T. – 1975
To discover children's knowledge about computer operation and programing characteristics and its effect on children's perceptions of computer expertise, pre- and posttests were administered to 292 children from 5th, 7th and 9th grades. Children were randomly assigned to see a factual film on computers or to a film on another subject. It was…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computers, Credibility
Popham, W. James – 1969
This report describes and evaluates a training program for educational researchers conducted prior to and following the 1969 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. The report's description of each of the program's 12 specific training sessions, which served a total of 542 educational researchers, includes the following…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science, Educational Research
Levine, Paula Naomi – 1969
This thesis describes the requirements for a buffer storage device, with respect to other system components and its own limitations, which is designed to aid in the economic transmission of processed data from a central computer to distant terminals. Proceeding from the fact that tariff rates on wide band educational television channels are…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices
Summers, J. K.; Sullivan, J. E. – 1970
This document explains recent developments in computer science and information systems of interest to the educational manager. A brief history of computers is included, together with an examination of modern computers' capabilities. Various features of card, tape, and disk information storage systems are presented. The importance of time-sharing…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
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