Educators' Perceptions of Computers in Education: 1979 and 1981

Computer Edification Programs

“…Stevens ( 1982) suggested that teachers lack computer skills because: they resist change for fear of job loss, they might have had bad experiences with computers, and they have a bias against mathematical operations. Holmes (1982) believed that teachers may be reluctant to implement computers in the classroom because there is no reward structure and also a fear of their changing role in the educational system.…”

“…Marcom and Bellew ( 1985) reported that there is a shortage of teachers who understand both their regular subjects and computers. Stevens (1982) believed that teachers needed to become more knowledgeable about instructional computing in order for educational change to be implemented effectively. He believed that teacher training was needed to increase effective computer implementation.…”

Concerns of Teachers about Educational Computing

“…However, there is noticable lack of both empirical evidence and theoretical underpinnings to support these inservice design suggestions. Consequently, rather than review only the limited research on educational computing inservice, this review focuses on both the broad theme of teacher inservice and the specific theme of educational computing inservice, Teachers have a strong desire to have computer knowledge and skill in order to meet effectively the needs of students in their classrooms (Jarchow and Hunter, 1983;Stevens, 1982). However, there is a genuine reluctance to engage in the training necessary to alter effectively their present instructional techniques and accommodate the new technology (Lopez, 1981).…”

Three Perspectives for Computer Applications in Education

“…Stevens (1980Stevens ( , 1982 has assessed the changing knowledge and attitudes of teachers, teacher trainers and student teachers. Moursund (1979) has identified 25 problem areas including shortages of appropriate software, courseware and trained teachers.…”