KNOWLEDGE, COMMITMENT, AND ATTITUDES OF HOME ECONOMICS FACULTY TOWARD THE USE OF COMPUTERS
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| Resum: | Scope of Study. The purpose of the research was to assess the attitudes and commitment of home economics faculty toward computers as educational tools. The national survey also provided data on teaching experience, age, gender, computer experience, and home computer ownership. The sample included all home economics faculty with resident teaching responsibilities at 41 home economic units selected by the simple random sample method from the combined membership lisings of the Association of Administrators of Home Economics in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and the National Council of Administrators of Home Economics. A questionnaire consisting of three parts (attitude scale, current and desired knowledge scale, and demographic information) was sent to the 719 subjects. Respondents totaled 475 for a response rate of 66.06 percent. Complete data were available for 445 respondents. Findings and Conclusions. Data analysis showed a mean total score on the attitude scale of 41.73 with a range of 26 to 64 and a standard deviation of 6.24. Statistical analysis using t tests and analysis of variance showed no significant differences in attitudes for the variables gender, computer programming, computer ownership, age and number of years teaching. The number of computer classes did produce significance with a more positive attitude associated with a greater number of classes. Computer literacy was determined by using the current knowledge scale. The mean total score for the current knowledge scale was 23.58 with an actual range of 0 to 56 and a standard deviation of 10.39. Age and gender did not produce significant differences for computer literacy. The number of years of teaching and computer experience were significant factors. The commitment score was derived by subtracting the current knowledge score from the desired knowledge score. The mean total commitment score was 17.41 with a range of -47 to +56 and a standard deviation of 11.45. Gender was not a significant factor in attitude, computer literacy, or commitment scores. Computer experience was highly significant (p = .0001) in both computer literacy and commitment scores. |
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