Uma experiência no ensino de introdução a informática, via instrução programada, para estudantes universitários em cursos de administração

AUTOR(ES)
FONTE

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1990

RESUMO

The development of a course in Informatics using CAI - Computer Assisted Instruction - is presented here. He is used as support to Introduction to Microcomputing course, for students ot Business Administration, both at graduate and post-graduate levels. lhis study is justified by many needs: the lack of teachers for this kind ot course; the growing influence of office automation, generating a need of protessionals with this basic technological knowledge for managerial posts; and the large number of students who must take this course in a short period of time Cone semester). The advantages ot this teaching technique are demonstrated by the relatively low cost, the active participation and instant reward for the student and the presentation of the information in small and selectable modules, among others. The purpose of this research is to test on the adequacy of a course on Introduction to Microcomputing developed tor Lomputer Rssisted Instruction for a group of students; the efficiency of the individualized method of teaching; the ease of use of the CAI and the understanding of the contents; and the motivation of the students to study. The variables that measure this adequacy are the course program, the method or ways of presentation of the program and the flexibility of the programmed study, as perceived by the student. The results of the experiments show many aspects of the students behaviour when in contact with programmed instruction. Most of them feel motivated to individual study with the help of a computer; an increase in atendance and in the interest on the subject are registered with students of the experiment group when compared to the students of the control group. As a consequence, the learning time is reduced, thus creating a higher Level of satisfaction among the students.

ASSUNTO(S)

informatica : instrucao programada administrador : informatica ensino : ciencia : computacao cai

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