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Davis, Lloyd – 1988
This study evaluated the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Word Processing Center by surveying faculty and administrative use of word processing and personal computers. Questionnaires were sent to all faculty and academic and administrative departments, and 130 responses were received from faculty, 33 from academic departments, and 47 from…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Higher Education, Microcomputers
Flowers, John – 1986
A survey of 287 staff developers was conducted during October 1986 to gather information on the use of computers in staff development offices. Questionnaires were mailed to every fifth member of the National Staff Development Council; 92 completed instruments were returned within one month for a return rate of 32%. Areas covered by the survey…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Costs
Pogrow, Stanley – Electronic Learning, 1983
Discussion of database integration and how it operates includes recommendations on compatible brand name word processing and database management programs, and a checklist for evaluating essential and desirable features of the available programs. (MBR)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Programs, Educational Administration, Evaluation Criteria
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1984
Designed to coordinate teacher-developed materials in computer literacy, this resource unit is composed of several sections. The first, "Planning for Computer Instruction," provides an outline for developing a school-level computer task force, management procedures for computer labs, and sample student survey forms. The remaining…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Courseware, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Collins, Carmen – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1985
Suggests the growing use of computers to process information in today's world increases the human need for an interactive competency in writing and reading. The integration of instruction in reading and writing, particularly through use of word processors, is discussed as a way to strengthen this interaction. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Literacy, Interaction, Literacy
Joseph, John J. – 1983
The Fox Valley Technical Institute's approach to teaching adults about computers is based on three underlying premises: there is a widespread need for adult education related to desktop computers; the needs are not the same for everyone; and to be effective, a program that addresses these needs must be flexible, pertinent, and current. (Desktop is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Literacy, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Johnson, Heidi; Churchill, Lynn D. – 1986
This study compared the effectiveness of the use of computer-based training (CBT) and instructor-based training (IBT) to train teaching assistants how to use the word processing program Microsoft Word. Thirteen faculty, staff, and graduate student volunteers served as subjects and were randomly assigned to either the computer-based or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Ransdell, Sarah; McCloskey, Michael – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1992
Describes a teaching technique that uses word processing software to automate the process of providing feedback about psychology assignments in a microcomputer-based laboratory course. Automation of the feedback process is explained, benefits to students and instructors are discussed, and student reactions are reported. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods
Jarrell, Michele G.; Hebbler, Stephen W. – 1992
Preparing the final report for an evaluation project often involves preparation of lengthy tables. To prevent persons from having to retype the data already in a mainframe file and then verify the data, the Evaluation and Assessment Laboratory of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) uses a simple procedure that entails: (1) formatting the output…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1985
This first-year progress report considers the objectives and achievements of CompuEnglish, a project developed at Saddleback College's North Campus (California) to introduce word processing skills into traditional composition classes. Section I offers a summary report on progress as of 1985, reviewing the four phases of project implementation and…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Nieminen, Gayla; And Others – 1987
This two reviews of the literature on computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are intended to provide a general outline of the major issues involved in the use of computers in education. The 1986 review focuses on definitions, computer usage, achievement gains, staff development, and trends, while the 1986-87 update focuses in particular on the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Ashworth, Daniel; Atmore, David – 1989
This study sought to examine the group dynamics of children working and learning collaboratively on a computer-based instructional writing task. Standard 3 and 4 children at two urban primary schools in the Dunedin area of New Zealand were assigned the task of producing illustrated interactive stories using the "Twist-a-plot" program.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This document, the 10th in a series distributed annualy to provide a central source of timely information and materials on the management and operations of large academic and research libraries, presents the results of a 1984 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey of microcomputer use in the Association of Research Libraries (ARI)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Equipment Utilization, Higher Education, Library Administration
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph; And Others – 1984
Intended to serve as a guide to the development of basic computer competencies for students in teacher preparation programs or as inservice training for teachers, this primarily self-instructional manual provides basic information, worksheets, computer programs, and hands-on learning activities for 16 proficiencies related to computer literacy.…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
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Louie, Steven; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1986
Describes a study in which 46 high socioeconomic status elementary and secondary children were exposed to Logo and Bank Street Writer at a computer camp. After exposure, children 12 and under minimally shifted toward an internal locus of control as measured by the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis
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