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Computer Programming in the UK Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum
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Sangwin, Christopher J.; O'Toole, Claire – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
This paper reports a study which investigated the extent to which undergraduate mathematics students in the United Kingdom are currently taught to programme a computer as a core part of their mathematics degree programme. We undertook an online survey, with significant follow-up correspondence, to gather data on current curricula and received…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Programming, Foreign Countries
Open Source Software Development Experiences on the Students' Resumes: Do They Count?--Insights from the Employers' Perspectives
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Long, Ju – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
Open Source Software (OSS) is a major force in today's Information Technology (IT) landscape. Companies are increasingly using OSS in mission-critical applications. The transparency of the OSS technology itself with openly available source codes makes it ideal for students to participate in the OSS project development. OSS can provide unique…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Career Development, Job Skills, Evaluation Criteria
Teachers' Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools: 2009. First Look. NCES 2010-040
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Gray, Lucinda; Thomas, Nina; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
This report provides national data on the availability and use of educational technology among teachers in public elementary and secondary schools during the winter and spring of 2009. The data are the results of a national teacher-level survey that is one of a set that includes district, school, and teacher surveys on educational technology.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Public Schools, Elementary Schools
Educational Technology: Best Practices from America's Schools.
Bozeman, William C.; Baumbach, Donna J. – 1995
This book begins with an overview of computer technology concepts, including computer system configurations, computer communications, and software. Instructional computer applications are then discussed; topics include computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, computer-enhanced instruction, LOGO, authoring programs, presentation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
The Central Information Services Function in County Governments: From Controller to Enabler.
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Fletcher, Patricia T.; Bertot, John Carlo – Government Information Quarterly, 1994
Discussion of the role of county government regarding the management of information technology focuses on a national study of the centralized management of information technology that was conducted to identify practices; assess benefits, costs, and constraints; enumerate critical success factors; and identify future challenges. (Contains 12…
Descriptors: Budgets, Case Studies, Centralization, Computer Networks
National Assessment Program--ICT Literacy Years 6 & 10 Report, 2005
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Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Freeman, Chris – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
This report is based on the assessment of ICT (information and communication technology) literacy conducted in October 2005. It describes the development of a computer-based tool for assessing ICT literacy among school students and the application of that tool with a nationally representative sample of approximately 7,400 students from Years 6 and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Software, Information Technology, Information Sources
Campus Computing, 1996. The Seventh National Survey of Desktop Computing and Information Technology in American Higher Education.
Green, Kenneth C. – 1996
This report presents the findings of a June, 1996, survey of computing officials at 660 two- and four-year colleges and universities across the United States concerning the use of computer technology on college campuses. The survey found that instructional integration and user support emerged as the two most important information technology (IT)…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction