Computer Studies (16-)

The first ICL-CES Computer Studies 'pupil book' (text book) was released in 1971. There were three pupil books produced, as well as a revision guide. All three received multiple printings and the first two books also received second editions, with a different front cover and revised contents. For the first edition, it was known as "Computer studies", for the second: "Computer Studies".

First edition material has the same graphic design style for all releases. Note in the images below the differing rows of yellow punch cards depending on the book. The second edition revised books have different graphics. This makes it easy to determine what edition a resource is from/to be used with.

You can see from the details below that each book was reprinted multiple times, approximately yearly.

Books 1 and 2 were revised during the latter half of the 1970s, to take into account the rapidly changing landscape of CS education, choosing to include more on the applications of computing, business processing and the actual using of these computers. There was no revised version of book 3 produced, as by the time this was published, the content was already taking into account this changing landscape. One may have in due course, should ICL have continued with the project past 1983.

Book 1

First Edition

ISBN 0 903885 02 6

First Edition 1971

Reprinted June 1972

Reprinted July 1973

Reprinted May 1974

Reprinted June 1975

Foreword by Bryan Thwaites - Westfield College, 13.5.71

282 pages, A5

Book 2

First Edition

ISBN 0 903885 06 9

First Edition September 1972

Reprinted March 1973

Reprinted May 1974

Reprinted April 1975

Reprinted August 1976

Reprinted February 1978

No foreword in this book.

406 pages, A5

Book 3

First Edition

ISBN 0 903885 13 1

First Edition June 1976

Reprinted December 1977

Foreword by Bryan Thwaites - Westfield College, University of London 1.3.76

428 pages, A5

Book 1

(Revised) Second Edition

ISBN 0 903885 17 4

Second Edition 1978

Reprinted March 1979

Reprinted February 1982

Foreword by Bryan Thwaites - Westfield College, University of London 5th June 1978

379 pages, A5

Book 2

(Revised) Second Edition

ISBN 0 903885 19 0

Second Edition September 1979

Reprinted November 1979

Reprinted August 1980

Foreword by Bryan Thwaites - Westfield College, University of London 18th July 1979

499 pages, A5

revisionQuestionsCS.pdf

Revision Questions for Computer Studies

Click the image above to view the introduction page and several pages from the book.

First Edition

ISBN 0 903885 21 2

First Edition March 1980

Reprinted December 1980

Reprinted September 1982

68 pages, A5

Teachers Packs

OHPpack1.pdf

Computer studies Book 1

Teachers Package

Overhead projection visuals

20 acetates, numbered 1-1 to 1-20

Spiral bound hardback book that is compatible with the Flipatran system, which was an attachment available for OHPs in the late 1960s. Schools had an issue with this as the use had to be clarified in an ICL-CES newsletter.

Click on the image above to view several pages. Page 2 of the PDF above details the contents of this pack and pack 2. I'm still looking for a copy of pack 2.

There was an updated release later in the 1970s with 20 colour transparencies to accompany the second edition

packB_acetates.pdf

Computer Studies

Display pack B

Undated, but front cover in keeping with second edition releases.

80 black and white images, one per A4 page showing items from the history of computing.

The acknowledgement page refers to 'Computer Studies part 3'. Click on the image above to view several pages.

Display pack A also exists, see here.

Computer studies worksheets

Computer Studies

Worksheets 1

ISBN 0 903885 24 7

First Edition August 1981

98 pages, A4

Click the image above to view the introduction and a few samples of the worksheets. Released to complement Book 1 second (revised) edition and cater for differing abilities.

further_questions.pdf

Computer Studies Book 1

Further Questions

ISBN 0 903885 22 0

First Edition March 1980

190 pages, A4

Click the image above to view a few pages.

teachers1.pdf

Computer Studies Book 1

Teacher's Guide

ISBN 0 903885 18 2

Second Edition August 1980

(to use with the revised second edition)

281 pages, A4

teachers2.pdf

Computer Studies Book 2

Teacher's Guide

ISBN 0 903885 20 4

Second Edition November 1982

(to use with the revised second edition)

387 pages, A4

teachers3.pdf

Computer Studies Book 3

Teacher's Guide

ISBN 0 903885 14 X

First Edition August 1977

Reprinted April 1978

Reprinted June 1980

579 (!) pages, A4

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