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Rolle-Greenidge, Gail; Walcott, Paul – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2020
Many teachers in developed countries have integrated the use of computers into their classrooms; however, the digital divide has limited this integration in developing countries such as those in the Caribbean. Through a combination of questionnaires and interviews, Dominican primary school teachers' attitudes toward computers; their computer-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology
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Erümit, Ali Kürsat – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
Purpose of this study is determined effects of different teaching approaches on programming skills. Therefore, the effect of three different types of activities prepared with Scratch on 423 sixth grade students' attitudes towards computer technologies, algorithmic thinking skills and reflective thinking skills on problem solving were investigated.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Programming, Programming Languages
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Prima, EkaCahya; Putri, Aldia Ridwani; Rustaman, Nuryani – Journal of Science Learning, 2018
This research investigated the implementation of PhET simulation on students' understanding and motivation in learning the Solar system. The method used in this research was quasi-experimental with matching pretest-posttest group design. The research conducted in one of private Junior High School located at Padalarang, Indonesia with a number of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Private Schools, Computer Simulation
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Touati, Achraf; Baek, Youngkyun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018
This study investigated students' perceptions of competence and enjoyment of a mobile game within the context of mobile game-based learning. The proposed model showed that perceived competence and game attitude were the main predictors of enjoyment, while no direct relationship was found between perceived competence and gaming achievement. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Competence, Self Concept, Educational Games
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Stieler-Hunt, Colleen; Jones, Christian M. – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
This study used qualitative methods to explore why some educators embrace the use of digital game-play (DGP) in the classroom. The results indicated that these teachers had a very strong belief that DGP could be beneficial for learning which stemmed from experiencing their own form of subjective success with using DGP in the classroom, availing…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Barley, Leah M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Integrating instructional technology within the elementary classroom is required by both state and federal mandates, set forth in the form of standards and guidelines. The integration of technology within the classroom setting requires time, training, and teacher willingness. Teachers are likely to develop beliefs and attitudes regarding the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods
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Ercan, Orhan; Bilen, Kadir; Ural, Evrim – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
This study investigated the impact of a web-based teaching method on students' academic achievement and attitudes in the elementary education fifth grade Science and Technology unit, "System of Earth, Sun and Moon". The study was a quasi-experimental study with experimental and control groups comprising 54 fifth grade students attending…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Academic Achievement
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Evrim Ural; Orhan Ercan – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
Current study aimed to examine the effects of web-based instructional material enriched by concept maps, the academic achievement of 7th graders in "Structure and Properties of Matter" unit. The study utilized a quasi-experimental model with pretest-posttest control group design. A sample of the study was composed of 58 students.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Web Sites, Concept Mapping, Scientific Concepts
Topolovcan, Tomislav; Matijevic, Milan; Dumancic, Mario – Online Submission, 2016
The aim of this research is to examine the extent to which certain sociodemographic characteristics of students and teachers, along with computer self-efficacy, attitudes towards the new media and the frequency of using the new media in instruction, can be regarded as predictors of constructivist teaching. The research was carried out on a sample…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Grade 8, Elementary School Teachers
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Lin, ByCheng-Yao; Ko, Yi-Yin; Kuo, Yu-Chun – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2014
In order to carry out current reforms regarding algebra and technology in elementary school mathematics successfully, pre-service elementary mathematics teachers must be equipped with adequate understandings of algebraic concepts and self-confidence in using computers for their future teaching. This paper examines the differences in preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Algebra
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Schneider, Jenifer Jasinski – Action in Teacher Education, 2015
In this article, the author explores her observations of preservice teachers' technological literacy as it is often enacted across iterations of a writing methods course. Using personal examples and classroom anecdotes, the author argues that the construct of "digital native" is flawed and, instead, the author positions preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Writing Instruction, Methods Courses
Heffernan, Ruth M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Although the public school district under study values technology, the district did not have a measurement tool specifically designed to determine motivators of teacher usage of technology and what technology is being used. Such a tool could be used to make informed decisions about technology purchases and professional development opportunities.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
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Chen, Kate Tzuching – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The advent and application of computer and information technology has increased the overall success of EFL teaching; however, such success is hard to assess, and teachers prone to computer avoidance face negative consequences. Two major obstacles are high computer phobia and low computer self-efficacy. However, little research has been carried out…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Evidence, Self Efficacy, Teaching Methods
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Ercan, Orhan; Bilen, Kadir – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Advances in computer technologies and adoption of related methods and techniques in education have developed parallel to each other. This study focuses on the need to utilize more than one teaching method and technique in education rather than focusing on a single teaching method. By using the pre-test post-test and control group semi-experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement
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Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Wijekumar, Kausalai K.; Lin, Yu-Chu – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
In the study, we investigated effects of 2 different versions of a web-based tutoring system to provide 5th-grade students with strategy instruction about text structure, which was an intervention to improve reading comprehension. The design feature assessed varied in individualization of instruction (individualized or standard). The more…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Intervention, Computer Attitudes
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