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ERIC Number: ED369735
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Apr
Pages: 16
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Computers in Schools of Southeast Texas in 1994.
Henderson, David L.; Renfrow, Raylene
This paper reviews literature on the use of computers at work and home, computer skills needed by new teachers, and suggestions for administrators to support computer usage in schools. A survey of 52 school districts serving the Houston area of southeast Texas is reported, indicating that 22,664 computers were in use, with a mean of 436 computers per district in 1994, up from 86 computers per district in 1985, 202 in 1989, and 323 in 1991. Almost one third of the computers were Apple IIe/IIgs, followed by IBM, IBM clones, Macintosh, Commodore, and other brands. The estimated mean computer literacy rate for teachers in the districts was 48 percent, with a range from 5 percent to 100 percent. The mean number of computer labs in a school district was 11 labs, with a range from 1 to 85. Forty-five of the 52 districts indicated that they had networked computers. A copy of the one-page survey form is appended. (Contains 10 references.) (JDD)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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