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Kim, Young Sek – Educational Gerontology, 2008
By searching the keywords of "older adult" and "computer" in ERIC, Academic Search Premier, and PsycINFO, this study reviewed 70 studies published after 1990 that address older adults' computer learning and usage. This study revealed 5 prominent themes among reviewed literature: (a) motivations and barriers of older adults' usage of computers, (b)…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Older Adults, Computers, Access to Computers
Wang, Yi-Shun – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
Although researchers have developed various scales for measuring users' computer anxiety or Internet anxiety, none of the literature has addressed the measurement of mobile computer anxiety (MCA). The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a multidimensional mobile computer anxiety scale (MCAS) based on previous research on computer…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Learning Theories, Measures (Individuals)
Chou, Chien; Condron, Linda; Belland, John C. – Educational Psychology Review, 2005
Research indicates that maladaptive patterns of Internet use constitute behavioral addiction. This article explores the research on the social effects of Internet addiction. There are four major sections. The Introduction section overviews the field and introduces definitions, terminology, and assessments. The second section reviews research…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Attitudes, Gender Differences, Educational Psychology
Jaillet, Alain – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
This study was an exploratory of the Landes initiative to supply all pupils and teachers with portable computers and Internet at school. These surveys involved 817 pupils and parents and produced a response rate of 98% for pupils from the first survey at the beginning of the year and 798 pupils at the end of the year. The approach, which consists…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Computer Attitudes, Surveys

Savard, Jean-Francois – WICAZO SA Review, 1998
The Nunavut Implementation Commission embraces the Internet as a community-development tool, and sees only positive implications for Inuit society. Studies show that information technologies have been both a tool for the promotion of Inuit culture and an agent of acculturation. Defines four theoretical stages that identify possible effects of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Acculturation, Canada Natives, Community Development
Wiburg, Karin – Computing Teacher, 1995
Reviews three articles that discuss the ways gender issues and personal characteristics impact computer use. One paper proposes an alternative to using Likert-style attitude measures to study the computer gender gap, and two articles discuss the personal characteristics of teachers that influence computer use. Related studies are mentioned and…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Sherman, Lee – Northwest Education, 1998
Access to technology in school can motivate students to become more independent learners, but will have little effect if teachers are technologically illiterate. To be effective, technology must be integrated into the curriculum, and teachers need support and training in the use of technology and related new pedagogical methods. They also need…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education