Computers in the Small Scale Construction Trades. Industry Applications and Education. Vocational Education Special Project, Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Charns, Harold; Porter, Dennis
Institution	White (E.H.) Co., San Francisco, CA.
Titel	Computers in the Small Scale Construction Trades. Industry Applications and Education. Vocational Education Special Project, Final Report.
Quelle	(1984), (118 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Apprenticeships; Building Trades; Carpentry; College Programs; Community Colleges; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Oriented Programs; Construction (Process); Mathematics Instruction; Microcomputers; Program Effectiveness; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Apprenticeship; Lehre; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe; Studienprogramm; Community college; Community College; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerprogramm; Aufbau; Konstruktion; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht
Abstract	This project introduced microcomputers to small-scale construction trades programs through selected California community colleges. The computers were used for applications and computer-aided instruction in construction management and carpentry classes within the departments of vocational education. The project aimed to (1) define the uses for microcomputers in construction management and trades; (2) develop prototype applications and computer-aided instruction (CAI) software for use in the community college curricula; (3) develop training procedures for teachers and students; (4) evaluate the use of microcomputers; (5) refine and make available the applications and CAI software for other community colleges; and (6) involve the private sector in the problem analysis and project tasks. The project began with a survey mailed to the 42 California community colleges; of these only 9 responded, and only 2 were interested in participating in the study. The project, however, took place in three settings: a Merritt College introductory tools and techniques class; a Laney College wood technology class, and two two-week modules at the Santa Clara Carpenters Union Apprenticeship Training Center. Merritt College and the Santa Clara Apprenticeship Center both received remedial mathematics tutorial programs, while Laney College acquired a computer-aided design (CAD) program. The results of the project did not prove that the microcomputer was an effective mathematics tutor, and the CAD program was generally beyond the average students' capabilities. The computers, did, however, provide an acceptable classroom diversion and socialization factor. Recommendations were made for provision of training in microcomputers for teachers and sharing microcomputer software resources among community colleges. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC