Computer Aptitude: Learning Disabled versus Non-Learning Disabled Junior High School Students.

Hearne, J. Dixon; And Others

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ERIC Number: ED290264

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1986-Oct

Pages: 13

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Computer Aptitude: Learning Disabled versus Non-Learning Disabled Junior High School Students.

Hearne, J. Dixon; And Others

The study examined computer aptitude among 56 learning disabled (LD) and 56 non LD junior high students. Students were administered the Computer Aptitude, Literacy, and Interest Profile (CALIP). Results revealed no significant difference in computer aptitude among groups or between male and female non LD students. A significant difference was found between the computer aptitude of male and female LD students. Findings offered no support for proposed differences in reasoning ability or mental processes among LD students. (CL)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: In: Murphy, Harry J., Ed.; Computer Technology/Special Education/Rehabilitation: Proceedings of the Conference (Northridge, CA, October 16-18, 1986); see EC 201 720.