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Students' Writing and Reading Preferences in a Paperless Classroom
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Meishar-Tal, Hagit; Shonfeld, Miri – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
This study took place in a school which adopted a "paperless classroom" policy. The purpose of the study was to examine whether students who learn in a paperless classroom really prefer reading and writing on computers rather than on paper and whether their preferences differ according to contextual conditions and personal differences.…
Descriptors: Preferences, Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Printed Materials
Exploring the Relationship between Sanctioned and Unsanctioned Laptop Use in a 1:1 Classroom
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Tallvid, Martin; Lundin, Johan; Svensson, Lars; Lindström, Berner – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The research reported in this article explores and discusses students' use of laptops in a 1:1 setting. A problem experienced by teachers is that the laptops are possible distractors and tempt students to engage in use that is not in line with the teacher's idea of what would be suitable in relation to the current assignment. Three annual surveys…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Program Implementation, Observation
Subject and Sex Differences in the Learning Environment--Perceptions and Attitudes of Canadian Mathematics and Science Students Using Laptop Computers
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Fraser, Barry J.; Raaflaub, Catherine – Curriculum and Teaching, 2013
Actual and preferred learning environments and student attitudes were investigated among 1,173 Grade 7-12 students in 73 mathematics and science classes in Ontario in which laptop computers were being used. Data supported the factorial validity and internal consistency reliability of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
Tablets in Education: Outcome Expectancy and Anxiety of Middle School Students
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Gorhan, Meryem Fulya; Oncu, Semiral; Senturk, Aysan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
It is planned that every student in all primary, middle, and high schools (public schools) under the administration of the Turkish Ministry of National Education receive a tablet through the FATIH Project. Research shows that many teachers hold reservations toward students using tablets for educational purposes. The purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Laptop Computers, Handheld Devices
Enhancing Learning through an Online Secondary School Educational Game
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Kaufman, David; Sauve, Louise; Renaud, Lise – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
This article consists of four sections: (1) the problems associated with asthma in the province of Quebec and across Canada; (2) the theoretical framework for the learning enhanced by our online educational game entitled "Asthme: 1,2,3 ... Respirez! (Asthma: 1,2,3 ... Breath!)", created by adapting the popular board game…
Descriptors: Health Education, Educational Games, Diseases, Foreign Countries
Leveling the Playing Field: Using a One-to-One Laptop Initiative to Close the Achievement Gap
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Smith, Luke Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine how the one-to-one laptop initiative affected student achievement gaps for students at a single high school in Mooresville, NC. The variable in this study was the preexisting End of Course exams for Algebra I and English I for the two school years prior to the one-to-one laptop implementation year…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Laptop Computers, High School Students, Algebra