NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
"Hour of Code": Can It Change Students' Attitudes toward Programming?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Du, Jie; Wimmer, Hayden; Rada, Roy – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2016
The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science organized by Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science. This study investigated the impact of the Hour of Code on students' attitudes towards computer programming and their knowledge of programming. A sample of undergraduate students from two…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses
The Effect of Computer Literacy Course on Students' Attitudes toward Computer Applications
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Erlich, Zippy; Gadot, Rivka; Shahak, Daphna – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2009
Studies indicate that the use of technologies as teaching aids and tools for self-study is influenced by students' attitudes toward computers and their applications. The purpose of this study is to determine whether taking a Computer Literacy and Applications (CLA) course has an impact on students' attitudes toward computer applications, across…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Social Sciences, Computers
Learning While Exercising for Science Education in Augmented Reality among Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hsiao, Kuei-Fang; Chen, Nian-Shing; Huang, Shih-Yu – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
Because of a shortage of physical exercise, concerns about adolescents have recently been raised in Taiwan. In educational environments where student exercise has been limited by scheduling constraints and the lack of physical exercise has become a vital problem, "learning while exercising" may be part of a possible solution. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exercise, Science Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction
Attitudes of Older Adults toward a Computer Training Program
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Segrist, Kathleen A. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Many older adult have an interest in learning to use computers. The study reported in this article examined whether older adults' attitudes toward computers can be influenced by direct, customized computer training. Thirty older participants who registered for introductory computer courses offered at a SeniorNet computer lab completed the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Older Adults, Attitude Change, Computer Attitudes
Attitudes toward Integrating Computers into the Classroom: What Parents, Teachers, and Students Report.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Davidson, Gayle V.; Ritchie, Scott D. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
A total of 475 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, 231 parents, and 34 teachers at a Texas elementary school were surveyed about their attitudes toward computers in the classroom in 1991 and again 1 year later. Attitudes toward computers among the student population were very positive, and levels of computer anxiety declined significantly…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
Ignite Technology: Making the Difference with Staff Development.
Standish, Dorothy – 1993
This report describes a program for formulating and implementing a staff development plan for technology within the Lake Forest School District (Delaware). The study focused on increasing teacher use of technology, primarily computers, through increased staff development. Attitudinal changes toward the use of technology were also investigated. Two…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Curriculum Design