麥金塔電腦及IBM個人電腦為兩種在教育上普遍被使用的電腦。本文以美國休斯頓大學38位在職進修教師為實驗對象，旨在探討使用不同形態之電腦是否會影響學習者學習的成效、對電基本概念的了解、及對電腦的態度。研究結果顯示，不同形態的電態似乎對在職進修師對電腦的影響不大。因此，為增進在職進修教師學習電腦的成效，並提高其對電腦的正面態度，電腦教師應致力於課程的內容及教學的方法。
The Apple Macintosh and the IBM PC are two types of computers that have been widely used in the educational setting. The major purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of different types of computers on students' performance and attitudes toward computers. More specifically, the study attempted to examine the effects of (a)types of computers (i.e., Mac vs. IBM), (b)gender (i.e., male vs. female), and (c)measurement occasion (pretest vs. posttest) on inservice teachers' knowledge of computer literacy, misconceptioin about computing concepts, and attitudes toward computers. The results indicate that in general, different types of computer learning environments (e.g., MAC vs. IBM) seems to have very few influences on inservice teachers' learning of computers. Therefore, to improve teachers' performance in computer courses and increase their attitudes toward computers, it is perhaps more important and practical for educators to emphasize their instruction more on the teaching materials and instructional strategies rather than focus on the types of computers to work.
