Promise and Fulfilment: The Use of Computers in B. C. Elementary Schools.

Nicol, Jan Maynard; Butler, Syd

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Publication Date: 1996

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Promise and Fulfilment: The Use of Computers in B. C. Elementary Schools.

Nicol, Jan Maynard; Butler, Syd

Education Canada, v36 n2 p22-27 Sum 1996

On-site visits and staff interviews at four elementary schools in British Columbia (Canada) found that many computers were underutilized. Most teachers lacked the expertise to maximize the potential of computers, did not have time to fully master software programs, and could not explain how software programs supported their curriculum goals. (LP)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Classroom Research, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Level, Teacher Attitudes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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