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Response to Crisis: A Developer's Look at the Importance of Needs Assessment to Teacher Educators in the Design of Computer Literacy Training Programs.
Ganske, Ludwig; Hamamoto, Pauline – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1984
Argues that a needs assessment model that is comprehensive and accounts for both cognitive and affective factors would be important to understanding the role of microcomputers in learning environments and describes a study that sought to design a computer literacy curriculum in response to real teachers' needs. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
A Practical Research Tool for Assessing Ability to Use Computers: The Computer Ability Survey (CAS).
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Kay, 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
Enrollment in Computer Courses by College Students: Computer Proficiency, Attitudes, and Attributions.
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Campbell, N. Jo – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
Describes a study of undergraduate students that examined the relationship between selection of college computer courses and self-perceived proficiency in using computers, computer causal attributions, and selected computer attitudes. Gender issues are addressed, correlations between variables are examined, and implications for educators are…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Correlation
Computers and Teachers: Factors Influencing Computer Use in the Classroom.
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Marcinkiewicz, Henryk R. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1994
Reports on a study examining how well several personal variables predict elementary school teachers' use of computers for teaching. Variables examined included innovativeness, teacher locus of control, perceived relevance of computers, and self-competence in using computers. Data on age, gender, and years of computer experience were also…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy