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School children's use of computers and teachers' education in computer ergonomics.
Ergonomics. 2007 Oct; 50(10):1657-67.E

Abstract

A national survey to investigate the education of teachers in computer-related ergonomics was carried out by postal questionnaire. The use of computers by primary school children (age 4-12 years) was also investigated. Data were collected from a random sample of 25% (n = 830) of primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Questionnaires (n = 1863) were returned from 416 schools giving a response rate of 50.1%. Almost all schools (99.7%) had computers for children's use. The computers were most often (69.8%) used in the classroom. The majority (56.3%) of children worked in pairs. Most teachers (89.6%) had received computer training, but few (17.6%) had received ergonomics information during the training. Respondents were not satisfied with their current knowledge of ergonomics. Over 90% stated that they would like to receive further information by printed format or during a training course, rather than by computer (web or CD-ROM).

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Dockrell S
Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. sara.dockrell@tcd.ie
Fallon E
No affiliation info available
Kelly M
No affiliation info available
Masterson B
No affiliation info available
Shields N
No affiliation info available

MeSH

ChildChild, PreschoolErgonomicsFacultyFemaleHumansInservice TrainingIrelandMaleMicrocomputersProfessional CompetenceSchoolsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUser-Computer Interface

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17917905

Citation

Dockrell, S, et al. "School Children's Use of Computers and Teachers' Education in Computer Ergonomics." Ergonomics, vol. 50, no. 10, 2007, pp. 1657-67.
Dockrell S, Fallon E, Kelly M, et al. School children's use of computers and teachers' education in computer ergonomics. Ergonomics. 2007;50(10):1657-67.
Dockrell, S., Fallon, E., Kelly, M., Masterson, B., & Shields, N. (2007). School children's use of computers and teachers' education in computer ergonomics. Ergonomics, 50(10), 1657-67.
Dockrell S, et al. School Children's Use of Computers and Teachers' Education in Computer Ergonomics. Ergonomics. 2007;50(10):1657-67. PubMed PMID: 17917905.
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