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Predictors of Teachers' Use of ICT in School--The Relevance of School Characteristics, Teachers' Attitudes and Teacher Collaboration
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Drossel, Kerstin; Eickelmann, Birgit; Gerick, Julia – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
This paper is based on the research question of what predictors (school characteristics, teachers' attitudes, teacher collaboration and background characteristics) determine secondary school teachers' frequency of computer use in class. The use of new technologies by secondary school teachers for educational purposes is an important factor…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Information Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Collaboration
Students' Acceptance of Tablet PCs in the Classroom
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Ifenthaler, Dirk; Schweinbenz, Volker – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
In recent years digital technologies, such as tablet personal computers (TPCs), have become an integral part of a school's infrastructure and are seen as a promising way to facilitate students' learning processes. This study empirically tested a theoretical model derived from the technology acceptance model containing key constructs developed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
Factors Affecting Teachers' Student-Centered Classroom Computer Use
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Friedrich, Helmut Felix; Hron, Aemilian – Educational Media International, 2011
The present study aims at investigating which factors are relevant to induce teachers' student-centered classroom computer use. Survey data were collected from 361 teachers at comprehensive schools. Based on a systemic view of technology use in schools, different individual teacher characteristics and school contextual factors were examined.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Characteristics, Computer Uses in Education
Motives of Adolescents To Use the Internet as a Function of Personality Traits, Personal and Social Factors.
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Wolfradt, Uwe; Doll, Jorg – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
This study investigated the relation between personality traits (Five Factor Model), personal factors (innovativeness and self-efficacy), social factors (expectations or relevant reference groups), and motives (information, entertainment, and interpersonal communication) for going online among German high school Internet users. Demonstrated the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Innovation