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Children's Attitudes Toward Small Computers: A Preliminary Study.
Williams, Frederick; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1983
This research study investigated children's attitudes towards "home" or "personal" computers. Subjects were 106 children from a one-day computer camp, who had had no previous experience with computers at home. The choosing and measuring of attitude dimensions is explained, and results indicate children's multidimensional attitude towards…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
The Computer Attitude Scale: Assessing Teachers' Attitudes toward Computers.
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Kluever, Raymond C.; And Others – 1992
This study investigates the Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) in terms of reliability, factorial validity, and fit to a unidimensional model. The sample for this study consisted of 265 teachers from 20 schools and school districts in one state who attended evening and weekend classes that emphasized teachers teaching teachers about classroom…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Literacy, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
Computer Confidence: A Factorial Model for the Prediction of Success in an Introductory Computer Class for Preservice Teachers.
Poage, Julie A. – 1991
As education students are faced with the inevitable arrival of computers in classrooms they experience a number of obstacles preventing success in introductory computer classes. The basis for this study suggests that the overwhelming factor contributing to success in such a class is confidence. One hundred fourteen undergraduate education students…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Correlation, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education