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Minttu Johler; Rune Johan Krumsvik – Education 3-13, 2024
In this case study, the aim was to investigate how primary school teachers in a leading-edge Norwegian primary school use digital technologies to differentiate instruction in order to promote a more inclusive learning environment in academically diverse classrooms. Seven teachers teaching grades 1 and 5 were observed and interviewed to collect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Innovation, Technology Integration
Watkins, Ryan; Engel, Laura C.; Hastedt, Dirk – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2015
The rise of digital information and communication technologies (ICT) has made the acquisition of computer and information literacy (CIL) a leading factor in creating an engaged, informed, and employable citizenry. However, are young people, often described as "digital natives" or the "net generation," developing the necessary…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Technology, Influence of Technology, Computer Literacy
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Johannesen, Monica – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) appear to be one of the most widely used computer-based technologies for teaching and learning, and may emerge as a potential tool for e-assessment. However, little is known about how VLE tools are used in various forms of assessment and what kinds of teaching practice the use of such technologies brings about.…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries
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Mangen, Anne; Walgermo, Bente R.; Bronnick, Kolbjorn – International Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Objective: To explore effects of the technological interface on reading comprehension in a Norwegian school context. Participants: 72 tenth graders from two different primary schools in Norway. Method: The students were randomized into two groups, where the first group read two texts (1400-2000 words) in print, and the other group read the same…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Multiple Regression Analysis, Elementary School Students
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Aesaert, Koen; Vanderlinde, Ruben; Tondeur, Jo; van Braak, Johan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
The purpose of this study is to analyze the content features of educational technology curricula for primary education developed by national governments. A qualitative cross-case document analysis of the national educational technology curriculum of Norway, Flanders and England was conducted. The analysis focuses on the underlying visions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research, Comparative Analysis
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Pasko, Alexander; Adzhiev, Valery; Malikova, Evgeniya; Pilyugin, Victor – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2013
Modern education technologies are destined to reflect the realities of a modern digital age. The juxtaposition of real and synthetic (computer-generated) worlds as well as a greater emphasis on visual dimension are especially important characteristics that have to be taken into account in learning and teaching. We describe the ways in which an…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Models, Visual Aids
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Mifsud, L.; Morch, A. I. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
Mobile technology is ubiquitous and diverse and permeates many aspects of daily life at home, during leisure activities, and in public spaces. The study presented here is of two sixth grade classes in Michigan, USA and two seventh grade classes in Norway. The students and the teachers in these four classrooms were equipped with mobile technologies…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7