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An Analysis of Retention Problems for Female Students in University Computer Science Programs.
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Bunderson, Eileen D.; Christensen, Mary Elizabeth – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Discusses a survey conducted to understand the gender imbalance and high level of female attrition in computer science. Suggests that factors influencing the rate of attrition are lack of previous experience with computers, gender-biased attitudes and behavior, interactions with other computer science students, and the nature of computer science…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Computer Science Education, Females
A Practical and Theoretical Approach to Assessing Computer Attitudes: The Computer Attitudes Measure (CAM).
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Kay, Robin H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes study conducted at the University of Toronto that assessed the attitudes of student teachers toward computers by using a multicomponent model, the Computer Attitude Measure (CAM). Cognitive, affective, and behavioral attitudes are examined, and correlations of computer literacy, experience, and internal locus of control are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Literacy, Correlation, Foreign Countries
University Students' Computer Knowledge and Commitment to Learning.
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Geissler, Jayne E.; Horridge, Patricia – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Discusses results of a survey of undergraduate students that investigated their current knowledge of computers and the level of knowledge they would like to have. Attitudes of students who had prior computer courses or who owned a computer were found to be more positive than those of students who did not. (27 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Competence, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Computer Experience and Interval-Based Hypermedia Navigation.
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Reed, W. Michael; Oughton, John M. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
Describes a study of graduate students that focused on determining the relationship among student characteristics, including gender, learning style, and prior computer experiences, and non-linear interval-based navigation of a hypermedia program. Highlights include a literature review, interval frequencies, and suggestions for future research.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Futures (of Society), Gender Issues
Computer Anxiety in Educators Learning to Use the Computer: A Preliminary Report.
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Honeyman, David S.; White, Warren J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1987
Presents results of a study designed to measure the extent to which factors including age, sex, and previous experience with computers influenced the levels of anxiety experienced by teachers and school administrators learning to use computers. Results indicate that beginning adults require adequate time working with computers to lower anxiety…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Computer Anxiety
The Effect of Computer-and-Writing Instruction on Prospective English Teachers' Attitudes toward and Perceived Uses of Computers in Writing Instruction.
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Reed, W. Michael – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Describes study of English education undergraduates at West Virginia University that measured attitudes toward and perceived uses of computers before and after a course on computers and writing. Prior computer experience, computer anxiety, and concerns about computers are examined, and pretreatment and posttreatment results are compared. (16…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Teacher Education, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals)
The Influence of Programming Training on the Computer Literacy and Attitudes of Preservice Teachers.
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Woodrow, Janice E. J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
This pretest/posttest study measured the change in computer literacy and attitudes toward computers among 36 preservice teachers enrolled in an introductory computer training course that was focused on developing programing skills. Independent variables included age, gender, locus of control, final grade in the course, and prior experience in word…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Computer Literacy