Establishing the Content Validity of a Basic Computer Literacy Course.

Clements, James; Carifio, James

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Establishing the Content Validity of a Basic Computer Literacy Course.

Clements, James; Carifio, James

Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v28 n1 p19-28 Fall 1995

Content analysis of 13 textbooks and 2 Department of Education documents was conducted to ascertain common word processing, database, and spreadsheet software skills in order to determine which specific skills should be taught in a high school computer literacy course. Aspects of a basic computer course, created from this analysis, are described. (JKP)

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Content Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Data Processing, High Schools, Programming, Publications, Skills, Spreadsheets, Textbook Research, Word Processing

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