Date of Award
1992
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Bachelor of Education Honours
School
School of Education
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of gender and prior computing experience on the attitudes of pre-primary age children to computers, and the extent and nature of their use of computers. The study involved 46 five-year old children from two pre-.primary schools in the Perth metropolitan area. The method incorporated three data-gathering approaches characteristic of the 'descriptive' method of research "- observation of the children; interviewing the children; and parental questionnaire. The major finding of the study concluded that, in this instance, gender and prior exposure to computers were not factors affecting pre-primary children's use of or attitude to computers. This, and a number of minor findings, are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Blackley, H. (1992). The effects of gender and prior computing experience on computer use and attitudes to computers in pre-primary schools. Edith Cowan University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/422