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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
PDF pending restorationKluever, 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
A Practical Research Tool for Assessing Ability to Use Computers: The Computer Ability Survey (CAS).
Peer reviewedKay, Robin H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Describes a study of 647 preservice teachers in Ontario that used the Computer Ability Survey (CAS) to assess 4 components of computer literacy: software ability, awareness, programming skill, and perceived control. Correlations and validity for the CAS are discussed, and results of a principal-components factor analysis are reported. (Contains 39…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Correlation
Madsen, Jane M.; Sebastiani, Lee Ann – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1987
Describes pre/posttest study that measured the change in knowledge of and attitudes toward microcomputers among 30 high school teachers participating in an inservice computer literacy course in Pennsylvania. The Minnesota Computer Literacy and Awareness Assessment was used, and results showed significant improvement in both areas. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Change Strategies
Download full textMcInerney, Valentina; And Others – 1990
This study examined the effects of increased computing experience on the computer anxiety of 101 first year preservice teacher education students at a regional university in Australia. Three instruments measuring computer anxiety and attitudes--the Computer Anxiety Rating Scale (CARS), Attitudes Towards Computers Scale (ATCS), and Computer…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Coeducation, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
