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Teachers' Implicit Theories and Use of ICTs in the Language Classroom
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Cárdenas-Claros, Mónica; Oyanedel, Marianna – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
This qualitative and exploratory case study sought to examine if and how implicit theories influence the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the language classroom in Chile. To achieve this goal, data was gathered from nine experienced university instructors in English as a Second Language. Based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, College Faculty, English Teachers
The Internet in EFL Teacher Education: Investigating the Possibilities and Challenges in a Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme
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Abdallah, Mahmoud Mohammad Sayed – Online Submission, 2011
The paper reported on a small-scale qualitative study on EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher education with a two-fold objective, investigating the possibility of integrating the Internet for academic purposes in the context of a pre-service English teacher education programme in Egypt, and suggesting some guidelines based on the specific…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Interviews, Guidelines, Foreign Countries
Analyzing Interactions by an IIS-Map-Based Method in Face-to-Face Collaborative Learning: An Empirical Study
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Zheng, Lanqin; Yang, Kaicheng; Huang, Ronghuai – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study proposes a new method named the IIS-map-based method for analyzing interactions in face-to-face collaborative learning settings. This analysis method is conducted in three steps: firstly, drawing an initial IIS-map according to collaborative tasks; secondly, coding and segmenting information flows into information items of IIS; thirdly,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Program Effectiveness, Research Methodology
Investigating the Factor Structure of the Blog Attitude Scale
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Shahsavar, Zahra; Tan, Bee Hoon; Aryadoust, S. Vahid – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
Due to the wide application of advanced technology in education, many attitude scales have been developed to evaluate learners' attitudes toward educational tools. However, with the rapid development of emerging technologies, using blogs as one of the Web 2.0 tools is still in its infancy and few blog attitude scales have been developed yet.…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Web 2.0 Technologies
ICT Integration in Primary and Secondary Education in Andalusia, Spain: Curricular and Organizational Implications
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Morueta, Ramon Tirado; Igado, Manuel Fandos; Gomez, J. Ignacio Aguaded – Online Submission, 2010
This work, part of the Spanish government's National I + D Plan 2004/07, entitled "Observatics: the implementation of free software in ICT centres in Andalusia: an analysis of its effect on the teaching-learning process", aims to describe the most recent impact of online communication technologies on education in Andalusia (Spain),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software, Qualitative Research
Evaluation of a Graduate Seminar Conducted by Listserv.
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Weiss, Renee E.; Morrison, Gary R. – 1998
This study examined the efficacy of a class discussion conducted by listserv which was used instead of classroom meetings for a graduate seminar. Research focused on whether this mode of communication was successful for the purpose of the course, and how this mode of communication could be improved as a means for replacing or supplementing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education