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Almekhlafi, Abdurrahman Ghaleb; Almeqdadi, Farouq Ahmad – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
Technology is a growing part of any society today. Educational technology has become a cornerstone for any country's efforts to improve students' performance at K-12 schools. It has become the focus of educators worldwide. However, research studies investigating technology integration, particularly at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) K-12 schools,…
Descriptors: Barriers, Computer Literacy, Focus Groups, Technology Integration
Kerr, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this descriptive quantitative and basic qualitative study was to examine fifth and eighth grade science teachers' responses, perceptions of the role of technology in the classroom, and how they felt that computer applications, tools, and the Internet influence student understanding. The purposeful sample included survey and…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research, Grade 5, Grade 8
Elliott, Lori L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the use of technology by eighth grade students and teachers and perceptions of students and teachers toward technology use in the classroom and home. A mixed design method was selected to collect and analyze the data. Face-to-face interviews, field notes, and national survey results were used to triangulate the data. Three…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 8, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology
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Yang, Shu Ching – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2009
The paper describes the integration of web resources and technology as instructional and learning tools in oral history projects. The computer-mediated oral history project centred around interviews with community elders combined with new technologies to engage students in authentic historical inquiry. The study examined learners' affective…
Descriptors: Oral History, Computer Literacy, Internet, History Instruction
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Oliver, Kevin M.; Corn, Jeni O. – Educational Media International, 2008
This two-year, mixed methods study with surveys, observations, and interviews, documented student technology use and skill before and after the implementation of a new one-to-one tablet computing program at a private middle school in the United States. After one year with tablets, several differences in students' technology use and skill were…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Computers, Educational Technology
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Peterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill Kedersha – E-Learning, 2007
This article presents the results of the initial stage of research on grades 4-8 teachers' writing instruction within rural and urban contexts across Canada. Teachers' goals and their use of digital technologies and multimedia are examined within rural and urban schools in five eastern provinces. Through half-hour telephone interviews with 54…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Social Class, Writing Instruction