COMMUNITY COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY USES AND ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION

Full-time and part-time psychology faculty at 100 publicly-supported community colleges in 4 midwestern states were surveyed to determine their use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Attitudes about CAI and faculty access and availability of computers for classroom and personal use were also determined. Of the respondents, 97% had computers either in their office or at home. Overall, 60% reported using CAI, which included 69% of full-time and 51% of part-time instructors. The dominant teaching methods utilized were lecture and discussion with computers as the 7th most prevalent teaching technique.