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Underwood, Catherine – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2016
The International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) is the first international comparative study that examines students' acquisition of computer and information literacy (CIL). The study assessed student CIL achievement in 18 countries and three benchmarking participants through a computer-based assessment administered to students in…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Computers, Foreign Countries
Nwagwu, Lazarus; Azih, Nonye – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study was conducted to assess readiness for integration of electronic learning into business education programmes in tertiary institutions in Ebonyi State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population was 37 business education lecturers and 748 Business Education Students in tertiary institutions that offer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Business Administration Education, Universities
Salminen-Karlsson, Minna – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
This article argues that research on gender and adult learning too often regards men and women as unified and separate groups, and does not take intra-gender variation into account. It presents one possible approach to address this problem, in a study of 142 women and 35 men attending basic computer courses in Swedish municipal adult education…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Shanthy, T. Rajula; Thiagarajan, R. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2011
In this article, the practicability of introduction of computer multimedia as an educational tool was compared with the traditional approach for training sugarcane growers in ratoon management practices in three villages of Tamil Nadu state, India using pre-test, post-test control group experimental design. A CD-ROM was developed as a multimedia…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Attention Span, Multimedia Materials
Hakverdi-Can, Meral; Dana, Thomas M. – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine exemplary science teachers' level of computer use, their knowledge/skills in using specific computer applications for science instruction, their use of computer-related applications/tools during their instruction, how often they required their students to use those applications in or for their science class…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Educational Technology, Science Teachers
Grant, Donna M.; Malloy, Alisha D.; Murphy, Marianne C. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
In this technology intensive society, most students are required to be proficient in computer skills to compete in today's global job market. These computer skills usually consist of basic to advanced knowledge in word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications. In many U.S. states, students are required to demonstrate computer…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Student Attitudes, Computer Oriented Programs, Labor Market
Hurt, Andrew C. – Online Submission, 2007
With technology advances, computer software becomes increasingly difficult to learn. Adults often rely on software training to keep abreast of these changes. Instructor-led software training is frequently used to teach adults new software skills; however there is limited research regarding the best practices in adult computer software training.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Andragogy, Adult Learning, Computer Software
Ellsworth, Randy; Bowman, Barbara E. – Computing Teacher, 1982
Ahl's questions about computers are investigated to determine if items could be used as scale to measure student beliefs about computers. Based on results of two samples--31 college students majoring in computer science and 109 students taking biology course--a 17-item scale was developed. Eight references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computer Science

Marvin, Carolyn; Winther, Mark – Journal of Communication, 1983
Explores the concept of computer literacy: in comparison with the early history of written literacy and in relation to what contemporary practitioners--users from education and industry--report about their computing experiences. Discusses implications for education and society. (PD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Computers

Marshall, Jon C. – Research in Rural Education, 1985
A study of 198 students and 43 educators examined computer attitudes and knowledge in rural settings. Educators and students had positive attitudes toward computers. Educators demonstrated significantly higher knowledge levels than students. Over half of the students and about one-third of the educators indicated having a computer at home. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education
Menard-Warwick, Julia; Dabach, Dafney Blanca – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2004
This investigation compares the computer practices of the Garza family, from the first study, with those of the Fuentes family, from the second study. As both families are of Mexican origin, they belong to an ethnicity that has been reported as falling on the "have-not" side of the "divide" (U.S. Department of Commerce, 1999);…
Descriptors: Working Class, Middle Class, Computers, Rewards

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
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers