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Some thoughts on reasons, definitions and tasks to achieve “functional” computer literacy

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Computer literacy, according to Richard Austing (1), is a major category of computer science education. Although computer literacy potentially involves the greatest number of people, achieving an ongoing program presents computer educators with formidable problems. My concern is with the concept of “functional” computer literacy, that is, a level of computer literacy expected of everyone living in a computer society. Functional computer literacy can be developed by implementing a curriculum for junior and senior high school students. Two requirements for achieving a computer literacy curriculum are 1) to develop a philosophy which is both “computer” and “literacy” and 2) to identify minimum requirements for being computer literate.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 9, Issue 1
        Special issue seventh technical symposium on computer science education
        Feb 1977
        187 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/382063
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          SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          February 1977
          187 pages
          ISBN:9781450374071
          DOI:10.1145/800104

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