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Peer reviewedMumtaz, Shazia; Hammond, Michael – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Discusses a study that investigated the use of word processing for literacy teaching in primary schools in Great Britain. Considers the use of word processing and the attempts to integrate other information and communication technologies into schools; enhancing the curriculum; and shifting focus away from technology and toward the development of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textGreater Erie Community Action Committee, PA. – 1993
A program of basic language/writing skills was designed to enhance the literacy levels of 24 multicultural seniors, aged 65 or older, who were recruited from senior centers throughout Erie County, Pennsylvania. Computer literacy and basic word processing skills were taught along with basic language/writing skills in a nonthreatening learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1987
This working paper is a compilation of articles prepared for the Policy and the Higher Literacies Project. The two-year project examines key leverage points in state and local education policy levels and how they may promote or constrict the acquisition of higher levels of literacy for a much broader range of American students. Research strongly…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Ediger, Marlow – 1982
The nine essays in this collection examine various issues regarding the utilization of computers in the school curriculum, including the selection of objectives, learning activities and appraisal procedures in curriculum development; providing for individual differences among learners; staff development; behaviorism as an emphasis for programmed…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Course Objectives
Peer reviewedPennington, Martha C. – Computers and the Humanities, 1993
Asserts that research into the effects of word processing on student writing is dependent on established writing skills, keyboarding techniques, human intervention, and the established criteria for good writing. Concludes that nonnative writers may benefit in significant ways from the attributes of word processing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Hillman, Susan J.; And Others – 1987
Factors promoting or detracting from the effectiveness of collaborative projects between colleges and schools were investigated. Of concern were three projects undertaken collaboratively between a four-year state college in Massachusetts and the local public schools during a 2-year period. The In-service Project provided opportunities for teachers…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
