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van der Kaay, Christopher D.; Young, William H. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This study focused on technology usage among community college faculty. Overall technology use among older faculty was slightly less than younger faculty; older faculty were no less likely than younger respondents to use technology. Both age groups used similar technologies and reported equivalent degrees of perceived skill with those…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Analysis, College Faculty, Age Differences
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Henson, Amy R. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
The purpose of this research was to determine the extent that computer-related factors affect the success of nontraditional college students. Since nontraditional students typically have fewer skills than traditionally-aged students, they may be less efficacious regarding their ability to use technology. Unfortunately, such reduced confidence may…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, College Students, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Isman, Aytekin; Isbulan, Onur – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
The main goal of this research is to determine the usability of Sakarya University Adapazari Vocational Two-Year Community College's Web Site. A scale was developed to the evaluation and applied to 1512 students. From the applied questionnaire only appropriate ones were selected to be evaluated and 1229 questionnaires were analysed. Finally,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Measures (Individuals), Computer Uses in Education, Web Sites
Pham, Jim – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined students' use of podcasting and related personal entertainment technologies for learning (the frequency of classroom podcast usage) The effectiveness of podcasting was measured by students' achievement on the course midterm and final examinations. A quasi-experimental design was used. Two intact groups (classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Age Differences, Minority Group Students, Attendance
Xu, Di; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This report investigates enrollment patterns and academic outcomes in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses among students who enrolled in Washington State community and technical colleges in the fall of 2004. Students were tracked for nearly five years, until the spring of 2009. Results were similar to those found in a parallel study in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Institutes, Online Courses, Student Characteristics
Perry, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze the use of a course management system in relation to faculty characteristics and instructional environments at a rural community college in California. The use of the course management system, Blackboard, was the technology studied. This study used a nonexperimental quantitative ex post facto research…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Teacher Characteristics
Regalado, Maria Carmen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigates how community college students' current levels of computer technology competence, confidence and attitudes toward technology in learning at a community college are affected by current access to technology and by demographic characteristics as well as by past experiences with computer technology. The research questions…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Ethnicity, Student Attitudes, Troubleshooting
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LaManque, Andrew – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2009
This article presents a case study of a two-year pilot to increase pre-collegiate math course success rates at a large community college. The EnableMath pilot involved the use of computerized software that allowed students to practice math problems in a lab during class time. Additional components of the program included the administration of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Algebra, Enrollment Trends, College Mathematics
Wilson, Stacy; Fuller, Ryan; Newell, Mallory – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) conducts policy research and analysis to support long-range planning and student success. The community college enrollment projection is the first in the "Ready or Not, Here They Come" series that will be developed over the next six months. Community college projections were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Prediction, Enrollment Trends, Enrollment Projections