Computer Literacy Skills among School Students and Employees in Industry

Describes the Technical Literacy Project which was developed at the University of Nottingham to examine and compare the computer literacy skills of graduating secondary school students and industry workers. The use of Macintosh computers and HyperCard software is explained; gender differences are ex...

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Published inJournal of computer assisted learning Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 194
Main Author Harrison, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1992
Subjects
Analysis of Variance
Apple Macintosh
Comparative Analysis
Computer Assisted Testing
Computer Literacy
Computer Software
Foreign Countries
HyperCard
Hypermedia
Industrial Education
Labor Force
Microcomputers
Secondary Education
Secondary School Students
Sex Differences
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University of Nottingham (England)
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Summary:Describes the Technical Literacy Project which was developed at the University of Nottingham to examine and compare the computer literacy skills of graduating secondary school students and industry workers. The use of Macintosh computers and HyperCard software is explained; gender differences are examined; and results showing better performances by students and by males are reported. (five references) (LRW)
ISSN:0266-4909
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2729.1992.tb00405.x