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ERIC Number: EJ502344
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2454
The Influence of Computer Training Platform on Subsequent Computer Preferences.
Pardamean, Bens; Slovaceks, Simeon
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, v11 n2 p19-25 Win 1994-95
Reports a study that examined the impact of an introductory college computer course on users' subsequent preferences in their choice of computer (IBM versus Macintosh). Surveys found a strong positive relationship between the type of computer students used in the course and their later use and purchasing preferences. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Predictor Variables
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Apple Macintosh; IBM PC Compatibles; Preference Patterns