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A Model Of Freshman Use Of Microcomputers Related To Intellectual And Social Development, Daniel R. Judd
A Model Of Freshman Use Of Microcomputers Related To Intellectual And Social Development, Daniel R. Judd
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between freshmen's use of microcomputers and their social and intellectual development in a university environment. A review of related literature describes the theoretical foundation of this research and identifies questionnaire items for measuring the critical variables of microcomputer use and student development. To conduct the study, data obtained from 400 freshman students prior to entering Utah State University (USU) in the fall of 1996 were compared to data collected from the same students during Spring Quarter of 1997. Correlational analysis was used to study changes in freshman students' use of …