Category 1: General Computer Knowledge and Skills
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Urban
Dreams Teachers
N=66 |
Non
Urban Dreams Teachers N=47 |
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Yes |
%
Yes |
No |
%
No |
Yes |
%
Yes |
No |
%
No |
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General
Knowledge of Basic Hardware and Software Terminology |
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I
can identify hardware components, peripherals and their purpose. |
54 |
76.1 |
17 |
23.9 |
37 |
78.7 |
10 |
21.3 |
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I
can identify icons, windows, and menus. |
68 |
95.8 |
3 |
4.2 |
39 |
83.0 |
8 |
17.0 |
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I
know how to use icons, windows and menus. |
65 |
91.5 |
6 |
8.5 |
38 |
80.9 |
9 |
19.1 |
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I
know how to use basic peripherals (i.e. CD-ROM, storage media, etc). |
55 |
77.5 |
16 |
22.5 |
29 |
61.7 |
18 |
38.3 |
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I
incorporate general knowledge of basic hardware and software into lesson
design as appropriate (i.e. vocabulary, naming and saving conventions,
printing, etc). |
50 |
70.4 |
21 |
29.6 |
24 |
51.1 |
23 |
48.9 |
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Operation
and Care of Hardware |
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I
know how to start up and shut down computers and peripherals. |
69 |
98.6 |
1 |
1.4 |
46 |
97.9 |
1 |
2.1 |
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I
know how to use a mouse. |
68 |
97.1 |
2 |
2.9 |
43 |
91.5 |
4 |
8.5 |
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I
know how to insert and eject diskettes, CD-ROMs, etc. |
66 |
94.3 |
4 |
5.7 |
40 |
85.1 |
7 |
14.9 |
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I
know how to use software from a disk, hard drive, or CD-ROM. |
64 |
91.4 |
6 |
8.6 |
37 |
78.7 |
10 |
21.3 |
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I
know how to perform regular computer maintenance tasks, (i.e. rebuilding
the desktop, defragmenting the hard drive, running scan disk operation). |
37 |
52.9 |
33 |
47.1 |
23 |
48.9 |
24 |
51.1 |
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I
select and use appropriate anti-virus software. |
44 |
62.9 |
26 |
37.1 |
16 |
34.0 |
31 |
66.0 |
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I
know how to start an application and create a document. |
66 |
94.3 |
4 |
5.7 |
39 |
83.0 |
8 |
17.0 |
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I
know how to name, save, saves as, retrieve, and revise a document. |
67 |
95.7 |
3 |
4.3 |
40 |
85.1 |
7 |
14.9 |
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I
know how to initialize, format, and name diskettes. |
58 |
82.9 |
12 |
17.1 |
25 |
53.2 |
22 |
46.8 |
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I
know how to copy documents between the computer and diskettes. |
65 |
92.9 |
5 |
7.1 |
29 |
61.7 |
18 |
38.3 |
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I
can open and work with more than one application at a time. |
60 |
85.7 |
10 |
14.3 |
30 |
63.8 |
17 |
36.2 |
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I
have my files and programs organized. |
56 |
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