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Senkbeil, Martin – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This study examined the incremental validity of different information and communication technologies (ICT)-related person characteristics over and above intelligence and and prior achievement when predicting ICT literacy across a period of three years. Relative weights analyses were performed to determine the relative contribution of each…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Information Technology, Validity, Individual Characteristics
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Lorenz, Ramona; Endberg, Manuela; Bos, Wilfried – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
In Germany schools are obliged to foster students' digital competences. Based on the proficiency levels of students' computer and information literacy (CIL) from the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2013), and a theoretical approach to media education in school, this paper aims to provide evidence on the relevance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Technological Literacy, Secondary School Teachers
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Grosch, Michael – International Journal on E-Learning, 2014
The rise of the web 2.0 led to dramatic changes in media usage behavior of students in tertiary education. Services such as Google and Facebook are most accepted amongst students not only in pastime but also for learning. A representative survey was made at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). About 1,400 students were asked 150 questions to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Higher Education, Student Surveys
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Lebens, M.; Graff, M.; Mayer, P. – Educational Media International, 2009
Given that children in Germany with a lower socio-economic status (SES) are over-represented at general secondary schools, the present study aimed to examine the impact of children's SES on attitudes towards computers. The results suggest that compared to average SES students, children from deprived socio-economic backgrounds perceive the computer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Computer Attitudes
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Arning, K.; Ziefle, M. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2008
Prior computer expertise represents one of the most important predictors of performance when interacting with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and acquiring computer skills. Due to demographic changes, the older adult will become increasingly important as a potential user. However, there is a lack of instruments for the assessment…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Questionnaires, Older Adults, Computers
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers