Objectives: Code style is an important aspect of text-based programming because programs written with good style are considered easier to understand and change and so improve the maintainability of the delivered software product. However teaching code style is complicated by the existence of many style guides and standards that contain…

Recruiting schools to participate in research projects has become increasingly challenging in the past several years. Research in schools was next-to-impossible during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the aftermath of the pandemic has made research a lower priority for schools trying to regain COVID-related academic losses. The School Recruitment…

The evolving landscape of higher education has forced many institutions to reorganize, remove administrative layers, and subsequently, reexamine criteria and processes. In particular, efforts to consolidate and combine departments has prompted a need to explore options for a systematic and objective framework for evaluating performance. This paper…

Active, experiential learning is an important component in information systems education, ensuring that students gain an appreciation for both practical and theoretical information systems concepts. Typically, students in active, experiential classes engage in real world projects for commercial companies or not-for-profit organizations. In the…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate preservice Information Technology (IT) teachers' professional competency in the teaching process. The study was designed on the basis of evaluative case study. The participants of the study consisted of seven preservice IT teachers attending the department of Computer Education and Instructional…

This instructor's manual is a comparative analysis and review of the various computer programing languages currently available and their capabilities for performing text manipulation, information storage, and data retrieval tasks. Based on materials presented at the 1967 Convention of the American Society for Information Science, the manual…

This colorfully illustrated book is designed to introduce elementary school students to the world of computers. Computers, their component parts and their capabilities are personified using full page sketches and color drawings. The differences between analog and digital computers are given as is a short history of computer use and development.…

In this introductory pamphlet, computers are defined, and the main components of a computer system (input, storage or memory, control, arithmetic logic, and output), the language of the computer and use of computers in education are discussed. The latter section considers computer science, computer-assisted instruction, programed instruction,…

A brief introduction to computer programing explains the basic grammar of computer language as well as fundamental computer techniques. What constitutes a computer program is made clear, then three simple kinds of statements basic to the computational computer are defined: assignment statements, input-output statements, and branching statements. A…

A series of three booklets provides elementary and secondary students who are participating in the Southeast Alternatives Program run by Special School District Number 1 in Minneapolis with some fundamental information about computers and their use. The first volume offers some general background on computers and describes the use of the teletype…

Intended for use by educators, educational administrators, and directors of training within industry, this guide lists commercially available products and services in the field of computers and education. It contains descriptive information wherever possible and comparison charts designed to enable the prospective user to make a preliminary…

This handbook is for the student with little or no previous experience with computer utilization for data processing. Sample problems to be run on the computer are included. It gives: (1) an overview of the sequence of steps from obtaining data to receiving computer output, (2) a guide to common computer packages, (3) an illustration of the use of…

This guide is intended for those people who are concerned with the planning of computer courses for the training of teachers. It gives suggestions for the content of such courses and indicates methods by which the concepts of computer science can be explained to students. Included are the study of the computer itself and some indications of the…

A few basic principles that highlight the design of screen displays are detailed. It is noted that none of the principles will help programing efforts, but efforts at improvement in the direction described is expected to result in a more professionally designed work that users appreciate. (MP)

The opening chapter of this workbook introduces the user to BASIC, a simple computer programming language, by explaining terminal use and commands such as "print" and "scratch". The second chapter uses population as an example to consider ways to input and handle large numbers and offers a further explanation of the…