ERIC Number: ED276404
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Apr
Pages: 8
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Patterns of Microcomputer Use at Home and at School by Secondary School Students.
Carey, Regan; Gall, Meredith
This study investigates whether the recommendations for increased emphasis on computer technology in education made by such organizations as the National Commission on Excellence in Education, the National Science Board, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement are being heeded formally in the public school system and informally in the home. Data were acquired by a survey of a stratified random sample of 983 students in the four secondary schools of the Eugene, Oregon, school district. The questionnaire used solicited information in the following areas: (1) microcomputing activities engaged in at school and time spent on each activity; (2) microcomputing activities engaged in at home and time spent on each activity; and (3) the relationship between home and school use of microcomputers. Results indicate that over half of the students in the study used a microcomputer; that computers are being extensively used by secondary students both at home and at school; and that students using microcomputers in the home tend to involve themselves in a wider variety of computer-based activities than students at school. Moreover, the use of applications software at home indicates some transfer of the school's emphasis on the "computer as a tool" to computer use in the home. Statistical results are presented in three tables, and references are provided. (KM)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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