Learning about Technology in a Non-Instructional Environment.

Schustack, Miriam W.; Strauss, Rachelle; Worden, Patricia E.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Learning about Technology in a Non-Instructional Environment.

Schustack, Miriam W.; Strauss, Rachelle; Worden, Patricia E.

Journal of Educational Computing Research, v16 n4 p337-51 1997

Addresses the effects of an after-school computer club network, the Fifth Dimension, on children's computer knowledge development. Compares Fifth Dimension novices and "experts" who had attended several times previously. Concludes that despite the absence of formal instruction, children's knowledge about computers is enhanced. (AEF)

Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Clubs, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Improvement, Nontraditional Education, School Activities, Skill Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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