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Download full textScherer, Charlotte – 1990
Eighty-eight sets of parents who enrolled their 4- and 5-year-old children in computer classes completed a questionnaire designed to gather demographic data and information about their reasons for enrolling the children and their attitudes about the importance of computer competence. Parents could check one of three reasons for enrolling their…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Creative Development, Enrollment Influences, Mathematics Skills
Girard, Suzanne; Willing, Kathlene R. – 1984
Intended for young children just becoming familiar with computers, this counting book introduces and reinforces new computer vocabulary and concepts. The numbers, from one to twelve, are presented along with words and illustrations from the world of computers, allowing for different activities in which children can count or match and name the…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Computer Literacy, Learning Activities, Microcomputers
Willing, Kathlene R.; Girard, Suzanne – 1984
Intended for young children just becoming familiar with computers, this naming book introduces and reinforces new computer vocabulary and concepts. The 20 words are presented alphabetically, along with illustrations, providing room for different activities in which children can match and name the pictures and words. The 20 vocabulary items are…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Computer Literacy, Computers, Elementary Education
McCall, Cecelia – 1984
Designed to promote the use of microcomputers in reading instruction, this paper attempts to dispell apprehensions that the errors made when adapting television to the classroom may occur again with microcomputers. Examples of the failure of television to teach reading in the 1960s and 1970s are presented, and it is pointed out that television, a…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Peer reviewedGore, Dolores A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989
Describes study that was conducted to determine whether four- and five-year-old preschoolers could be taught reading skills with computer-assisted instruction, and whether they could learn basic computer literacy skills without direct instruction and drill. Software is described, and the pretest/posttest single group design is explained. (16…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware
Peer reviewedKinzer, Charles K. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Presents a categorization system that allows potential microcomputer users to make more reasoned, conscious choices to ensure that a range of software types and activities are available for their instructional programs. (SRT)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1994
This document contains 17 units to consider for use in a tech prep competency profile for the occupation of computer programming technician. All the units listed will not necessarily apply to every situation or tech prep consortium, nor will all the competencies within each unit be appropriate. Several units appear within each specific occupation…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Design
