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Kazlauskas, Alanah; Robinson, Kathy – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Twenty-first century students are expected to utilise emerging technologies such as lecture podcasts as learning tools. This research explored the uptake of podcasts by undergraduate students enrolled in two very different cognitively challenging subjects in the second year of the nursing programme and in the first year of a business programme.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Undergraduate Students, Internet, Lecture Method
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Lowe, Kate; Lee, Libby; Schibeci, Renato; Cummings, Rick; Phillips, Rob; Lake, David – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper reports on a completed field study that examined the usability and effectiveness of learning objects designed for Australian and New Zealand primary and secondary schools. It focuses on student engagement by observing the ways students interacted with learning objects and by listening to what they said about them. Questions that guided…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Field Studies
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Bowman, Catherine D. D. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Animated pedagogical agents (APAs) have the potential to provide one-on-one, just-in-time instruction, guidance or mentoring in classrooms where such individualized human interactions may be infeasible. Much current APA research focuses on a wide range of design variables tested with small samples or in laboratory settings, while overlooking…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Science Curriculum, Middle School Students
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Windle, Richard J.; McCormick, Damion; Dandrea, Jennifer; Wharrad, Heather – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
We investigated the effectiveness of reusable learning objects (RLOs) when delivered in a workshop or released for self-study with groups of student-nurses studying chemistry. Analysis of examination results showed that the proportion of students answering chemistry questions correctly increased significantly in both the workshop and self-study…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Program Effectiveness, Workshops, Science Instruction
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Cameron, Tiffani; Bennett, Sue – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
The study described in this paper investigated the use of "The Le@rning Federation's" learning objects by students in primary school education. The study focused on how students engaged with and responded to the learning objects and how the objects supported student learning. A collective case study design allowed the researchers to investigate…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teacher Role, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Elementary School Students
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Saunders, Fiona C.; Gale, Andrew W. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This paper investigates whether the selective use of technology can begin to overcome the challenge of large cohort teaching and deliver an enhanced student learning experience. It describes the initial development and evaluation of a campus-based management course taught to 270 third year engineering undergraduates at The University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines
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Lau, Siong-Hoe; Woods, Peter C. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
Many organisations and institutions have integrated learning objects into their e-learning systems to make the instructional resources more efficient. Like any other information systems, this trend has made user acceptance of learning objects an increasingly critical issue as a high level of learner satisfaction and acceptance reflects that the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Intention, Information Systems
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Luor, Tainyi; Hu, Changya; Lu, His-Peng – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
While numerous previous studies have focused on the use of some corporate e-learning programmes (CELP), little is known about the difference between users' pre-installation reactions to CELP and user's post-installation reactions to CELP. This study narrows the above gap with two investigations into a financial company's CELP. In the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Corporations, Multiple Regression Analysis, Employee Attitudes
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Chang, Su-Chao; Tung, Feng-Cheng – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
With the development of the Internet in the era of knowledge-driven economy, e-learning is experiencing rapid growth. The online learning course websites are drawing more attention as well. This research combines the innovation diffusion theory and the technology acceptance model, and adds two research variables, perceived system quality and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Self Efficacy, Online Courses, Educational Technology
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Jones, Ann; O'Shea, Tim – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Summarizes the results of an evaluative study on the use of computer-assisted instruction at the Open University in Great Britain. Student responses on questionnaires identified computer-related problems such as physical access, equipment malfunction, and program quality. Makes recommendations for the effective use of computer-assisted instruction…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Gupta, Renu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1998
Compares Singapore students' composing behaviors and abilities in (1) hand-written and (2) computer essays using a spelling checker. Results indicate that the spelling checker benefits those students whose initial writing ability is poor and whose writing is blocked by an emphasis on the mechanical aspects of writing. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
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Taylor, Andrew – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1990
Results of a survey of computer users in a department of business studies in a college of further education in the United Kingdom focus on human factors problems associated with computer usage. Perceptions of health-related problems are explored, and findings from questionnaires and group discussions are described. (Nine references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Jennings-Wray, Zellynne; Wellington, P. I. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1985
Describes a study conducted to assess use of educational television (ETV) and self-instructional materials (SIM) in Jamaica's secondary school system and determine factors affecting their implementation. Current trends in adoption of educational technology in the Jamaican secondary schools and some implications for utilization in developing…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Developing Nations, Educational History