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Has Web 2.0 Revitalized Informal Learning? The Relationship between Web 2.0 and Informal Learning
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Song, D.; Lee, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014
Learning is becoming increasingly self-directed and often occurs away from schools and other formal educational settings. The development of a myriad of new technologies for learning has enabled people to learn anywhere and anytime. Web 2.0 technology allows researchers to shed a new light on the importance and prevalence of informal learning.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Informal Education, Web Sites
Computer Literacy and Inquiry Learning: When Geeks Learn Less
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Wecker, C.; Kohnle, C.; Fischer, F. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
A low level of computer literacy has often been hypothesized as constituting a disadvantage in knowledge acquisition. However, within the field of computer-supported inquiry learning systematic investigations of these purported relations have not been conducted. This classroom study investigates the role of computer literacy (procedural…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Inquiry, Learning, Correlation
A Multidimensional Approach to Determinants of Computer Use in Primary Education: Teacher and School Characteristics
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Tondeur, J.; Valcke, M.; van Braak, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
The central aim of this study was to test a model that integrates determinants of educational computer use. In particular, the article examines teacher and school characteristics that are associated with different types of computer use by primary school teachers. A survey was set up, involving 527 teachers from 68 primary schools in Flanders. A…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Foreign Countries, Models