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Owston, Ronald D.; And Others – 1990
A study assessed the impact of word processing on the writing of junior high school students, experienced in working with computers, for a number of tasks, including writing. Subjects, 111 eighth grade students in four communications arts classes at a Canadian middle-class suburban school, who had been using computers for writing for a year and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Multivariate Analysis
Peer reviewedKoohang, Alex A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Describes study of undergraduate students that measured four types of attitudes toward computers: (1) computer anxiety; (2) computer confidence; (3) computer liking; and (4) perception of computer usefulness. Independent variables used in the study include gender; keyboard familiarity; prior computer experience; and knowledge of programing, word…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Database Management Systems
Enhancing Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies through the Use of Positive Classroom Experiences.
Peer reviewedErtmer, Peggy A.; And Others – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates completing electronic mail and word processing tasks that investigated the effects of experience on attitudes toward computers and judgment of confidence, or self-efficacy. Use of the Computer Technologies Survey is discussed, and treatment of experimental and control groups is described. Survey instrument and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Electronic Mail
Peer reviewedLevine, Tamar; Donitsa-Schmidt, Smadar – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995
This experimental study explored whether, and to what extent, differences in gender and experience with word processing affect how students perceive their classroom environment in high school writing classes. Treatment of experimental and control groups is described, and the classroom environment questionnaire for the experimental…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Gender Issues, High School Students
