Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s

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Tatnall, Arthur; Davey, Bill
Año de publicación
2006
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Today there is no need to introduce secondary school students to computer technology, but in the early 1980s, the situation was quite different. In Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s considerable importance was put on the introduction of Computer Awareness courses in secondary schools. The justification for such courses was the perceived need for children to be prepared for living in a society which was fast becoming dependant on the widespread application of computer technology, and that few people then understood the use and implications of this technology. Unlike in parts of the United States, no distinction was made in Australia between Computer Awareness and Computer Literacy, with the Australian curricula involving elements of each. This paper outlines the reasons for the development of Computer Awareness courses in Australia and describes their content. It discusses the consequences of these courses and why they were prominent in the 1980s.
2nd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education
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Ciencias Informáticas
Educación
Tecnología Educacional
enseñanza secundaria
Australia
historia de la computación
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title Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
spellingShingle Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
Tatnall, Arthur
Ciencias Informáticas
Educación
Tecnología Educacional
enseñanza secundaria
Australia
historia de la computación
title_short Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
title_full Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
title_fullStr Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
title_full_unstemmed Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
title_sort Early computer awareness courses in australian secondary schools : Curricula from the late 1970s and early 1980s
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tatnall, Arthur
Davey, Bill
author Tatnall, Arthur
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Davey, Bill
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Educación
Tecnología Educacional
enseñanza secundaria
Australia
historia de la computación
topic Ciencias Informáticas
Educación
Tecnología Educacional
enseñanza secundaria
Australia
historia de la computación
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2nd IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education
Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI)
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