Children and Databases: An Analysis of Data Entry and Query Formulation.

Spavold, J.

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ERIC Number: EJ402694

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Publication Date: 1989

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Children and Databases: An Analysis of Data Entry and Query Formulation.

Spavold, J.

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v5 n3 p145-60 Sep 1989

Describes study of 9- to 11-year-olds conducted in Great Britain that was designed to analyze the means by which elementary school children familiarized themselves with a large database. Types of error and frequency of occurrence are examined, query formulation is discussed, and the importance of keyboard skills is addressed. (nine references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Management Systems, Databases, Elementary Education, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Preadolescents, Questioning Techniques, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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