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Cook, Susan L. – 1999
This paper presents a case study of an "e-pal" experiment which suggests that negative assumptions and orientations toward computer technology for communication purposes can be altered through one-to-one peer relationships. The experiment was conducted through a communication seminar at a small private university in the Northwest.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy
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Markham, Reed – 1995
The student who has an understanding of computers and other modern technologies is becoming important in college and in the workplace. Two California State Universities now require a personal computer for incoming freshmen. Vice President Albert Gore has urged all Americans to get on the information superhighway. Parents can assist their child and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Cole, Lucy B. – 1995
This practicum was developed to help educators overcome their uncomfortableness when using a computer. Seven adult educators were avoiding using the computers purchased for them to use in their classroom with their students. These seven adult educators showed on a survey that they were very uncomfortable using computers and were unable to perform…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
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Dusick, Diane M.; Yildirim, Soner – Community College Review, 2000
Explores the relationship between attitudes toward computers and computer use, as well as the most effective types of training for faculty. Increasing faculty competence will encourage computer use in the classroom. Ideally, training should be designed for each individual's level of anxiety, liking, and confidence when using computers. Encouraging…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Larner, David K.; Timberlake, Laura M. – 1995
One of the most relevant issues in classrooms today is the incorporation of technology, specifically computers, into classroom instruction. A review of the literature reveals that six of the most important variables in determining the degree to which teachers integrate computers into their instruction and planning are knowledge, anxiety, personal…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Castleman, Jacquelyn B. – 1995
This practicum was designed to lessen the computer anxiety of early childhood education majors enrolled in General Curriculum or General Methods courses, to assist them in learning more about computer applications, and to increase the amount of time spent using computers. Weekly guidelines were given to the students, and a hands-on approach was…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
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Hadfield, Oakley D.; Maddux, Cleborne D.; Love, Glendel D. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Describes a study that examined potential predictor variables and their relationship to computer aversion among preservice teachers. It was hypothesized that prior experience, ownership of a personal computer, and critical thinking ability would be negatively related to computer aversion, and that an introductory computer literacy course would…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Rourke, Jim – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Defines the digital homeless as those middle-aged persons running schools, businesses, and the country who are lacking in computer and technology skills and uses. Describes the efforts of the American Technology Honor Society (ATHS), a student group whose mission is to share technological knowledge with peers, teachers, administrators, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
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Selwyn, Neil – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1998
The factors influencing students' decisions not to use computers during their education are explored, using focus-group interviews with 96 secondary and college students in the United Kingdom. Three main constructs underlying students' rejection of educational computing are defined, and how educational computing can be reconstructed is discussed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Wolfe, Edward W.; And Others – 1995
This study is an interim follow-up to an investigation of how computer use influences the writing process used by high school students on a direct writing assessment (Wolfe and others, 1994). Whether students with less comfort and experience with word processors would receive lower scores on word-processed essays than those with more comfort and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
Carter, Micheal T. – 1997
A survey of elementary, middle/junior high, and high school principals in central Appalachia examined their use of e-mail and factors influencing that use. The survey was sent to a stratified random sample of 620 principals in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia; 375 usable responses were received. Respondents provided data on…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Farenga, Stephen J.; Joyce, Beverly A. – 1996
The majority of teacher candidates feel unprepared to teach with computers, and few teacher training programs are preparing future educators to effectively use the Internet to enrich their classrooms and contribute to their own personal development. The purpose of this study was to teach the procedural knowledge required to navigate the Internet…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
Wallace, Andrew R.; Sinclair, Kenneth E. – 1995
New electronic technologies provide powerful tools for managing and processing the rapidly increasing amounts of information available for learning; teachers, however, have often been slow in integrating computers into the curriculum. This study addresses the question of how prospective teachers construct affective and cognitive models about…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Structures, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes
Specht, Jacqueline; Wood, Eileen; Willoughby, Teena – 1999
Recent research in early childhood education (ECE) centers suggests that some teacher characteristics are not at a level that would support computer learning opportunities for children. This study identified areas of support required by teachers to provide a smooth introduction of the computer into the early childhood education classroom.…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
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Hunt, Nancy P.; Bohlin, Roy M. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 1995
This study examined specific classroom events and teaching practices that promoted positive attitudes and emotions by students in college computer courses. Analysis of student journals and interviews indicated specific classroom events and teaching practices lessened students' computer anxiety, promoted understanding of computers, and increased…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Literacy
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