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ERIC Number: EJ550829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2395
Alternative Learning: A Self-Paced Microcomputer Application Course.
Creighton, Walter; Kilcoyne, Margaret
Journal of Educational Technology Systems, v25 n4 p311-26 1996-1997
An analysis of 87 undergraduate questionnaires found that students' perceived increased levels of expertise in 25 skills after taking a self-paced word processing and worksheet/spreadsheet applications course. Examined the relationship between age, gender, race, and grades, and found a positive correlation between grades and perceptions in Caucasian students but no relationship between gender and age. (PEN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Race, Sex Differences, Spreadsheets, Undergraduate Students, Word Processing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Expertise