Abstract

Describes a study in which 46 high socioeconomic status elementary and secondary children were exposed to Logo and Bank Street Writer at a computer camp. After exposure, children 12 and under minimally shifted toward an internal locus of control as measured by the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children. (Author/MBR)

Citation

Louie, S. (1986). Locus of Control among Computer-Using School Children: A Report of a Pilot Study. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 14(2), 101. Retrieved May 29, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/169846/.

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Keywords

• Age Differences
• change
• Elementary Secondary Education
• Item Analysis
• Locus of Control
• Microcomputers
• Pilot Projects
• Pretests Posttests
• Questionnaires
• Reinforcement
• Scores
• Sex Differences
• Statistical Significance
• Tables (Data)
• Use Studies
• Word Processing