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Adults' Uses of Computer Technology: Associations with Literacy Tasks
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Smith, M. Cecil; Smith, Thomas J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
The present study examined data from a large, nationally representative sample--the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NCES, 2007)--to examine how computer use and Internet-based literacy practices (use of e-mail, searching for information on the Internet, and Internet chatting) were related to prose, document, and quantitative literacy…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Numeracy, Computers, Adult Literacy
The Impact of Computers on Literacy.
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Aron, Helen – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1982
With the increasing use of computers in education, adults will need to adapt to their use. While understanding of computer programing languages is not needed, rudimentary knowledge and skills are. One must have some facility with a keyboard and be able to respond to the computer. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Literacy, Computers
Executive Summary of The Use of Educational Software in Adult Literacy Programs: A Comparison of Integrated Learning Systems and Stand-Alone Software=Resume du Rapport Intitule: L'Utilisation de Didacticiels dans les Programmes d'Alphabetisation des Adultes: Une Comparaison Entre les Systemes Integres d'Apprentissage et les Logiciels Autonomes.
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Millar, Diane – 1996
The pros and cons of integrated learning systems (ILS) and stand-alone software for adult literacy instruction were examined in a comparative analysis that focused on their use in adult literacy programs in Canada. The comparison focused on the following variables: achievement gains in reading; changes in students' attitudes toward computers;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students