ERIC Number: ED324451
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Publication Date: 1990-Jun
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Determining the Computer Literacy Levels of Vocational Teachers in Southern Nevada and Developing a Computer In-Service Program for Vocational Teachers.
Pomeroy, James L.
A study was conducted to achieve the following objectives: (1) to determine the computer skills level of the vocational teachers in Southern Nevada; (2) to design a computer literacy inservice program targeting the specific instructional needs of vocational teachers with deficient skills; (3) to develop a plan for evaluating the inservice training program; and (4) to develop an implementation plan for continued computer literacy inservice training and an undergraduate computer literacy training program for vocational teachers in university teacher training programs. A questionnaire was mailed to 43 vocational teachers and returned by 37, for a response rate of 86 percent. The same questionnaire was used for personal interviews with an additional 78 teachers. The following were among the findings: (1) 50 percent of the vocational teachers in Southern Nevada were not computer literate; (2) 100 percent of electronics teachers were computer literate; (3) 73 percent of drafting teachers were computer literate; (4) 14 percent of welding teachers were computer literate; (5) there were no significant statistical differences in computer literacy levels between secondary and postsecondary teachers or between teachers receiving content area training from different college and industry sources; (6) 62 percent of the computer literate vocational teachers indicated that they were self-taught; and (7) 71 percent indicated that they learned their computer skills after beginning to teach. The document provies an 11-page bibliography and an appendix that includes the survey form and materials related to a proposed computer literacy workshop (assessment forms, a list of performance objectives, and detailed lab assignments). (CML)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nevada
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