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"Hour of Code": Can It Change Students' Attitudes toward Programming?
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Du, Jie; Wimmer, Hayden; Rada, Roy – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2016
The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science organized by Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science. This study investigated the impact of the Hour of Code on students' attitudes towards computer programming and their knowledge of programming. A sample of undergraduate students from two…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses
Developing Digital Immigrants' Computer Literacy: The Case of Unemployed Women
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Ktoridou, Despo; Eteokleous-Grigoriou, Nikleia – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a 40-hour computer course for beginners provided to a group of unemployed women learners with no/minimum computer literacy skills who can be characterized as digital immigrants. The aim of the study is to identify participants' perceptions and experiences regarding technology,…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Females, Computer Attitudes, Focus Groups
Using Self-Efficacy to Measure Primary School Teachers' Perception of ICT: Results from Two Studies
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Fanni, F.; Rega, I.; Cantoni, L. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
The aim of this article is twofold. First, the final results of two research projects, which investigated the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on primary schools teachers in disadvantaged areas in Brazil (BET k-12) and South Africa (MELISSA), are presented and discussed. Second, the Self-Efficacy construct is proposed as a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Using a Technology-Enriched Environment To Improve Higher-Order Thinking Skills.
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Hopson, Michael H.; Simms, Richard L.; Knezek, Gerald A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2002
Examined the effects of a technology-enriched classroom on student development of higher-order thinking skills and student attitudes toward computers in grades five and six. Describes use of the Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Processes and the Computer Attitude Questionnaire, compares results with students in traditional classrooms, and suggest…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Conventional Instruction
Ignite Technology: Making the Difference with Staff Development.
Standish, Dorothy – 1993
This report describes a program for formulating and implementing a staff development plan for technology within the Lake Forest School District (Delaware). The study focused on increasing teacher use of technology, primarily computers, through increased staff development. Attitudinal changes toward the use of technology were also investigated. Two…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Curriculum Design
Older Adults' Acquisition of Word Processing: The Contribution of Cognitive Abilities and Computer Anxiety.
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Dyck, Jennifer L.; Smither, Janan Al-Awar – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Describes a study that examined relationships between computer attitude, computer experience, gender, cognitive abilities, and the acquisition of word processing by older adults. Highlights include results from computer attitude questionnaires, spatial scanning, inductive and deductive reasoning as predictors of word processing knowledge, and the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes