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Genady Kogan; Hadas Chassidim; Irina Rabaev – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
The main goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of an animation and visualization of data structures (AVDS) tool on both perceptions and objective test performance. The study involved a rigorous experiment that assessed the usability, acceptability, and effectiveness of the AVDS tool in solving exercises. A total of 78 participants…
Descriptors: Animation, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Experience
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Janmaat, Jan Germen; Mons, Nathalie – Research Papers in Education, 2023
Many scholars argue that the practice of educational tracking exerts a distinct effect on young people's political engagement. They point out that students in academic tracks are becoming more politically engaged than those than those in vocational ones, and suggest that this may be due to differences across tracks in the curriculum, pedagogy,…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Voting, Track System (Education), Comparative Analysis
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Buabeng-Andoh, Charles; Yaokumah, Winfred; Tarhini, Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
In the technology acceptance studies, both the theory of reasoned action and the technology acceptance model have been widely adopted to study the factors that influence users' technology usage intentions. While these frameworks have been mostly tested in Western nations, there has been a little effort to apply these frameworks in non-Western…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Intention, Developing Nations, Structural Equation Models
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Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2017
Understanding middle school students' perceptions regarding STEM dispositions, and the role attitudes play in establishing STEM career aspirations, is imperative to preparing the STEM workforce of the future. Data were gathered from more than 800 middle school students participating in a hands-on, real world application curriculum to examine the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Career Choice
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Islam, A. K. M. Najmul; Azad, Nasreen – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the perceptions of educators and students with a learning management system (LMS). The comparison is based on survey data collected from 185 educators and 249 students in a Finnish university who use a popular LMS, Moodle. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis of the survey data follows a…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Learning Management Systems, Access to Education
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Hodges, Darin; Corley, Ken – Information Systems Education Journal, 2017
A concern among many universities, this study reflects and continues research on the changing attitude and intent of selecting a Computer Information Systems major. Focusing on the gender gap for selection of major for women in this field, studies indicate instrumental beliefs and subjective norms can influence behavior and indicate how selection…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Science Education, Information Science Education, Student Attitudes
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Colas, Jean-François; Sloep, Peter B.; Garreta-Domingo, Muriel – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
A new approach for overcoming the language and culture barriers to participation in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is reported. It is hypothesised that the juxtaposition of English as the "language of instruction," used for interacting with course materials, and one's preferred language as the "language of participation,"…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Barriers, Language Usage
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Nelson, Annabelle; Cordova, David; Walters, Andrew S.; Szecsy, Elsie – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016
Latino adolescents are disproportionately impacted by HIV, but researchers have documented few programs to prevent and reduce HIV risk. The Storytelling for Empowerment (SFE) "HIV StoryBook" was designed with an innovative ecodevelopment approach combining empowerment, family communication, and positive cultural identity. A mixed method…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adolescents, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention
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Aharony, Noa – College & Research Libraries, 2014
This study which is based on the Technological Acceptance Model (TAM), seeks to explore whether librarians and LIS students are familiar with the newest technological innovations and whether they are ready to accept them. The research was conducted in Israel during the first and second semesters of the 2012 academic year and considered two…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Science, Electronic Libraries