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"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

Creator:: Turner, Martha I.
Abstract:: The topic of this study is the cultural impact of the computer in a school. "Impact" is 'defined as the cultural consequences of intended and unintended learning that occur when computers are used in the school. The major theoretical orientations of the work include the concepts of manifest and latent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: computer in a school AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Martha I. Turner for the degree of Doctor of

A contrast of the level of importance of selected computer competencies between the computer specialists and the elementary teachers

Creator:: Taqueban, Cappia R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if differences existed between computer specialists and computer-using teachers on the perceived level of importance of selected computer competencies for elementary teachers. The sample consisted of 102 computer specialists and 111 computer-using teachers in public elementary schools of Oregon. Data were gathered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A contrast of the level of importance of selected computer

A study of predeparture orientation programs for employees of business/industry and U.S. Agency for International Development projects

Creator:: Nelson, Dennis A.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to identify the competencies of a predeparture orientation program as determined by business/industry personnel and personnel from institutions representing the U.S. Agency for International Development. An additional objective was to examine the organizational framework of existing predeparture programs to identify instructional methodologies, administrative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Business/Industry and U.S. Agency for International Development Projects AN ABSTRACT OF THE

A study of peer collaborative mentoring for the professional development of international graduate teaching assistants

Creator:: Kilburg, Gary M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate Peer Collaborative Mentoring (PCM) as a professional development model for international graduate teaching assistants at an American university. Data were gathered from interviews and observations of three American peer mentors (Intracultural Peer Mentors/IAPMs), five Chinese Graduate Teaching Assistants (Intercultural Peer Mentors/IEPMs), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professional development of international graduate teaching assistants AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gary M

The relationship of instructional delivery methods and individual differences to the training of operators of computer systems

Creator:: Kluge, E. Alan
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if individual differences in the learner characteristics of field dependence, state and trait anxiety, age, sex, and prior computer experience were related to performance in operating a computer system; (2) to determine if differences in performance would occur as a result...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: individual differences to the training of operators of computer systems THE RELATIONSHIP OF

Using selected computer games as an instructional strategy with learning disabled adolescents to improve achievement in arithmetic facts

Creator:: Cola, Vasantha Sunandini
Abstract:: The use of selected computer games was studied as an intervention technique in an attempt to increase achievement of learning disabled adolescents in basic multiplication And division facts. A multiple baseline design across subjects with a follow-up was employed in an applied behavioral setting. The subjects were two female and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Evans, Ph.D. The use of selected computer games was studied as an intervention technique in an attempt

Concepts to consider in developing a microcomputer simulation model to promote understanding of linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country

Creator:: Ndzinge, Loftus O.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to discuss concepts and strategies that provide a general framework which can be used to develop a microcomputer simulation model for educating senior public officials on the linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country. Tradition has it that agriculture is preeminently...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the context of the large economy, both national and international. (Schuh, 1987) Table 1

A comparison of instructor-led and interactive video training for the personal computer application WordPerfect

Creator:: Carter, William D. (William David), 1950-
Abstract:: This research compared the effectiveness of an interactive video training program with an instructor-led program for teaching working adults the personal computer (PC) application WordPerfect. The objectives of the study were to develop a research methodology and instrumentation in order to determine whether instructor-led training resulted in significantly different reaction,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: training for the personal computer application WordPerfect AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William D

The effects of locus of control and instructional method on self-efficacy with computers

Creator:: Whyte, Catherine K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the interactive effects of locus of control and instructional method on perceived self-efficacy with computers. The two instructional methods in this experiment were intended to represent variations in the amount of control over the lesson that students would have, the amount of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Interaction of Locus of Control and Instructional Methods 18 Self-efficacy, Locus of Control and Computer

Determining readability by computer analysis using the Fourier transform to calculate the spatial frequencies of words

Creator:: Piepmeier, Karen Swanson
Abstract:: The black and white pattern formed when an individual word is printed on a page was analyzed by the Fourier transform. The Fourier transform produces a sequence of sinusodial functions, usually called spatial frequencies, whose amplitudes depend upon the particular pattern analyzed. These amplitudes were examined to determine if the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: other angles (45 degrees). 7 2. Copy of the computer screen showing the grid used to input the shape of

ScholarsArchive@OSU

"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

A contrast of the level of importance of selected computer competencies between the computer specialists and the elementary teachers

A study of predeparture orientation programs for employees of business/industry and U.S. Agency for International Development projects

A study of peer collaborative mentoring for the professional development of international graduate teaching assistants

The relationship of instructional delivery methods and individual differences to the training of operators of computer systems

Using selected computer games as an instructional strategy with learning disabled adolescents to improve achievement in arithmetic facts

Concepts to consider in developing a microcomputer simulation model to promote understanding of linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country

A comparison of instructor-led and interactive video training for the personal computer application WordPerfect

The effects of locus of control and instructional method on self-efficacy with computers

Determining readability by computer analysis using the Fourier transform to calculate the spatial frequencies of words

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