Reconsidering computer literacy: Is it a basic skill?
Discusses arguments for computer literacy in school curricula. Listing of arguments; Questions the validity of the arguments; Researchers have found difficulty finding any cognitive gains from learning to program; Most teachers are not very skilled in any aspect of computing; Evidence fails to suppo...
| Published in: | Education Digest Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 8 - 12 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Prakken Publications
Jan92
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Discusses arguments for computer literacy in school curricula. Listing of arguments; Questions the validity of the arguments; Researchers have found difficulty finding any cognitive gains from learning to program; Most teachers are not very skilled in any aspect of computing; Evidence fails to support the teaching of computer programming as a vehicle for enhancing problem solving; Inadequate methods of teaching; Author's opposition to computer literacy. |
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