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ERIC Number: ED290454
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Jul
Pages: 10
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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The Design and Implementation of an Introductory Computer Literacy Course for Teachers and Educational Decision Makers. Research Report No. 2.
Chen, David; Nachmias, Rafi
An introductory computer literacy curriculum for teachers and administrators developed by the Science Teaching Centre of the Department of Education at Tel Aviv University covered four major topics: (1) The Information Society; (2) Computer Aided Learning; (3) Computer Languages and Education; and (4) Implementation of Computers in Schools--A Practical View. The final section of the unit provided a summary and discussion of the material covered. The 60-hour course consisted primarily of lectures, although 12 hours were devoted to hands-on interaction with an Apple II+ microcomputer. The syllabus and learning materials were first tried in an experimental full-credit academic course during the academic year 1981/1982. Based on an evaluation of the course, the curriculum was revised in two versions, one for teachers and the other for educational decision makers. The following year the revised versions were tried out as an academic course with 40 students, and as an intensive extracurricular course for major decision makers in the Israeli education system with 50 participants. Evaluations showed both an increased interest on the part of the participants in computer technology, and a more realistic appreciation and critical judgement on their part of the process of implementing computers in education. A 14-item bibliography is provided. (EW)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Tel-Aviv Univ. (Israel). Computers in Education Research Lab.
Identifiers - Location: Israel
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