Training Called Key to Enhancing Use of Computers, Poll Finds

School superintendents and teachers agree that computers could be used more effectively if teachers received more training and classrooms were stocked with greater numbers of up-to-date machines, according to a poll.

Yet educators also say that classroom computers already have improved teaching and learning in their school districts.

The nationwide telephone poll of 582 teachers and 419 superintendents was conducted early this month by Global Strategy Group Inc., a New York City-based company. It was commissioned by the American Association of School Administrators, based in Arlington, Va., and by Jostens Learning Corp., the...