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Okinaka, Russell T. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to investigate the computer backgrounds of students enrolled in a teacher credential program. Specifically, this study attempted to determine if a person's computer background had any influence on attitude towards computer use, willingness to pursue further formal instruction in computer education, interest in using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computers
Diercks, Eileen; And Others – 1987
Although limited finances and a student body of 3,200 have made it necessary to be selective in acquiring educational technology, the Plainfield (Illinois) Community Consolidated School District No. 202 has been very active in the regional partnership for excellence. Curricular programs at the Plainfield High School include use of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Education Service Centers
Prasad, B. S. – 1991
With the advent of microcomputers during the 1970's, foreign countries have been trying to introduce some form of computer literacy into the school curriculum. This paper presents the efforts of the Department of Education of the Fiji Islands to introduce computer education into the curriculum and constraints that impede those efforts. Since the…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Educational Finance
Okinaka, Russell – 1992
This study was conducted to investigate factors that affect the attitudes of preservice teachers towards computer use. The focus was on: (1) the comfort level prospective teachers feel towards using the computer; (2) interest in pursuing other courses in the field of computer technology; and (3) the intent to use the computer in classrooms.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Center for Social Organization of Schools. – 1984
These two interim reports are the third and fourth in a series based on data from the 1,082 microcomputer-owning public and non-public elementary and secondary schools that responded to a survey of 1,600 schools (68%) between December 1982 and March 1983. Issue No. 3 presents comparable data on microcomputer ownership and use for schools in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Usun, Salih – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
The first aim of this study was to determine undergraduate students' attitudes on the use of computers in education. A questionnaire as survey was administered to 156 undergraduate students in two departments--the Department of Educational Sciences, and the Computer and Educational Technologies--at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University during the fall…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Computer Attitudes
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Gümüs, Agah; Özad, Bahire Efe – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
Following the exponential increase in the global usage of the Internet as one of the main tools for communication, the Internet established itself as the fourth most powerful media. In a similar vein, computer literacy education and related courses established themselves as the essential components of the Faculty of Communication and Media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Efficiency, Computer Literacy
Hagan, G. W. – 1989
Within the context of a discussion of the challenges facing Canadian higher education, this paper reviews some of the innovative approaches to student retention, curriculum development, and modularization in use at Mohawk College in Ontario. After stressing the need for innovation in advanced technological education in Canada, the paper offers an…
Descriptors: Assignments, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
Char, Cynthia – 1983
Several research and design issues to be considered when creating educational software were identified by a field test evaluation of three types of innovative software created at Bank Street College: (1) Probe, software for measuring and graphing temperature data; (2) Rescue Mission, a navigation game that illustrates the computer's use for…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development
Bozeman, W. C.; Spuck, D. W. – 1990
Results of a survey of school district data processing directors' attitudes toward the content of technology curriculum in educational administrator training programs are presented in this paper. Questionnaires sent to 152 large school districts yielded 78 usable returns, a 51 percent response rate. Respondents rated the following topics as most…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Computers
Bobbitt, Sharon A.; McMillen, Marilyn M. – 1990
This report presents a statistical analysis of the frequency of teacher misassignment, with some emphasis on science, bilingual, and computer science teachers. The data were collected on the Public School Teachers Questionnaire, one of seven questionnaires in the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), developed by the National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Ewert, William B.; Prevost, Fernand J. – 1984
All public schools in New Hampshire that contain any of the grades from 7 to 12 were surveyed in early 1983 to determine the status of mathematics, science, and computer science education. Questionnaires, designed to obtain information on courses and enrollments as well as on teachers and teaching assignments in these three areas, were mailed to…
Descriptors: Certification, Computer Science Education, Course Content, Enrollment
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1983
A task force on the use of computers in instruction was appointed by the Maryland Deputy State Superintendent of Schools to respond to requests of state local education agencies for assistance with computer education. One result of the deliberations of that group is this paper, which establishes the programmatic definition for a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
O'Neil, Sharon Lund; Everett, Donna R. – 1988
This course is the second of seven in the Information Systems curriculum. The purpose of the course is to build on the skills acquired in the prerequisite course, Computer Business Applications I, through the manipulation of word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and graphics software. An overview of the course sets forth the condition…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Computer Oriented Programs
O'Neil, Sharon Lund; Everett, Donna R. – 1988
This course is the fifth of seven in the Information Systems curriculum. The purpose of the course is to build on skills acquired in the earlier courses. It reviews the importance of information to management and the organization and information systems concepts within an office. These components are provided for each task area: behavioral…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Computer Oriented Programs
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