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Chen, Chen; Haduong, Paulina; Brennan, Karen; Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip – Computer Science Education, 2019
Background and Context: The relationship between novices' first programming language and their future achievement has drawn increasing interest owing to recent efforts to expand K-12 computing education. This article contributes to this topic by analyzing data from a retrospective study of more than 10,000 undergraduates enrolled in introductory…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, College Students, Computer Attitudes
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Aslan, Aydin; Zhu, Chang – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
Teachers need to be competent in integrating ICT into education to support teaching and learning process. This study aims to investigate both the pre-service and starting teachers' perceptions for ICT-related variables--perceived ICT competence, perceived competence in ICT integration, attitudes towards ICT, anxiety around ICT usage, external…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Heerwegh, Dirk; De Wit, Kurt; Verhoeven, Jef C. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2016
Computers have taken an important place in the training of science students and in the professional life of scientists. It is often taken for granted that most students have mastered basic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills; however, it has been shown that not all students are equally proficient in this regard. Starting from…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Literacy, Knowledge Level, Undergraduate Students
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Scott, Karen M. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
While much of the e-learning development at universities in the past 15 years has been on institutionally supported Learning Management Systems (LMSs), alternative educational technologies are being taken up following the rapid growth in emerging technologies, including social networking sites (SNSs). While teachers may choose educational…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Attitudes, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
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Yoo, Sun Joo; Huang, Wenhao David – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2013
As the number of online degree programs continues to grow among higher education institutions in the United States, engaging online adult learners to online degree programs is getting more difficult than before. Therefore, this study, situated in a land grant university, investigated the motivational factors that contribute to adult learners'…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Colleges, Learner Engagement, Adult Students
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So, Hyo-Jeong; Choi, Hyungshin; Lim, Wei Ying; Xiong, Yao – Computers & Education, 2012
The aim of this study is to investigate the complexity of past experiences with ICT, pedagogical beliefs, and attitude toward ICT in education that the Net Generation student teachers have about their intention to teach and learn with technology. This study has a particular focus on their lived experiences as school students where ICT related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Constructivism (Learning)
Poda, Ibrahim; Murry, John W., Jr.; Miller, Michael T. – International Education Journal, 2006
The internet has become an indispensable tool in the twenty first century. However, the development may be slowed by a lack of appropriate facilities in less developed nations. A study of existing facilities in Burkina Faso was undertaken to answer five questions on the participants' perspectives on internet usage: (a) how do the participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Computer Literacy, Internet