The effects of computer assisted instruction practices in computer office program course on academic achievements and attitudes toward computer

The purpose of this study is to reveal the effects of computer assisted instruction practices in computer office program course on academic achievements and attitudes toward computer among vocational high school students. This study was conducted on junior students in Beysehir Vocational High School in the spring term during 2009 and 2010 educational year. Two classes consisting of students with equal University Entrance Exam points and from the same type of points were chosen for the study. These classes were divided randomly as experimental and control groups. The study was conducted on 70 students in total in experimental and control groups. Before the study was conducted, both groups were given an achievement test and a scale of attitude toward computer, which were prepared in accordance with the acquisitions of "Efficient Presentation Preparation Techniques" in computer classes. In the experimental group, computer-assisted instruction practices prepared for this purpose were carried out, while in the control group, the lesson is covered in the traditional way. In the analysis of the study data, percentage, frequency, arithmetical mean, standard deviation and t test were used. The significance level was adopted as .05 trust level in the study. In all the statistical analyses, SPSS 15.0 package programs were utilized. At the end of the study, it was seen that the academic achievement of the students who received computer assisted instruction practices were higher than those who received traditional instruction practices. No significant differences were found in their attitudes towards computer in the experimental and control groups. (c) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.