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Examining the Structure of Credibility Evaluation When Sixth Graders Read Online Texts
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Kiili, Carita; Räikkönen, Eija; Bråten, Ivar; Strømsø, Helge I.; Hagerman, Michelle Schira – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: Previous research indicates that students lack sufficient online credibility evaluation skills. However, the results are fragmented and difficult to compare as they are based on different types of measures and indicators. Consequently, there is no clear understanding of the structure of credibility evaluation. Objectives: The present…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Credibility, Information Literacy, Evaluation
Understanding the Relationships between Interest in Online Math Games and Academic Performance
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Zhang, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Although the Internet is widely used by students in both formal and informal environments, little is known about how and where youth spend their time online. Using Internet search and Web analytics data, this study discovered a large-scale phenomenon associated with the poor performance of elementary school students in the USA that has been…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Low Achievement, Elementary School Students
Patterns of Interactive Media Use among Contemporary Youth
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van den Beemt, A.; Akkerman, S.; Simons, P. R. J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
The intensive use of interactive media has led to assertions about the effect of these media on youth. Rather than following the assumption of a distinct Net generation, this study investigates diversity in interactive media use among youth. Results from a pilot study show that contemporary youth can be divided into clusters based on the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Opinions, Factor Analysis, Internet
Technology and Learning at Home: Findings from the Evaluation of the Home Access Programme Pilot
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Jewitt, C.; Parashar, U. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
This paper examines the impact of a UK government initiative, introduced in late 2008 and closed in 2011, to provide a computer and 1 year of Internet connectivity to low-income households with children aged 5-19 years. This paper presents and discusses the findings from the evaluation of the initiative, the Home Access Programme (HAP) pilot study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Internet, Access to Computers
Using an Online Tool to Support School-Based ICT Policy Planning in Primary Education
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Vanderlinde, R.; Van Braak, J.; Tondeur, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
An important step towards the successful integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools is to facilitate their capacity to develop a school-based ICT policy resulting in an ICT policy plan. Such a plan can be defined as a school document containing strategic and operational elements concerning the integration of ICT in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, School Policy, Policy Formation
A Web-Based Curriculum-Based Measurement System for Class-Wide Ongoing Assessment
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Tsuei, M. -P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
Internet technology has offered opportunities to develop ongoing assessment systems for classroom-based evaluation--on a daily basis. In this study, the researcher developed a web-based, curriculum-based measurement system with dynamic features which could generate different types of mathematics probes, track students' progress and provide…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Education, Curriculum Based Assessment, Internet