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On the Cusp of Change: Examining Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about ICT and Envisioning the Digital Classroom of the Future
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Fluck, A.; Dowden, T. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013
Few contemporary pre-service teachers would have completed their schooling with the extensive aid of computers. Yet, classroom use of information and communication technology (ICT) is now ubiquitous in much of the world. Today's pre-service teachers are the "cusp generation" who, at a unique moment in history, straddle the two worlds of…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Attitude Measures, Educational Technology
Predicting ICT Integration into Classroom Teaching in Chinese Primary Schools: Exploring the Complex Interplay of Teacher-Related Variables
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Sang, Guoyuan; Valcke, Martin; van Braak, Johan; Tondeur, Jo; Zhu, Chang – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
Available research has explored a wide variety of factors influencing information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption and integration in classroom teaching; however, existing research seldom centre on the combined impact of these variables. In addition, the little research available is set up in the Chinese context. The latter is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Practices, Educational Technology
A Comparison of E-Learning in Scotland's Colleges and Secondary Schools: The Case of National Qualifications in "Core Skills"
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Davidson, J. K.; Elliot, D. L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
This paper investigates and compares the utilization of online resources to support teaching and learning in two different educational sectors with overlapping student groups in Scotland: secondary schools and further education (FE) colleges. The online "Core Skills" materials included Numeracy, Communication, Information Technology…
Descriptors: Adult Education, National Surveys, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
E-Learning and the Third Age
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Trentin, Guglielmo – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2004
As a result of the general improvement in living conditions in industrialised Western countries, people aged over 60 years usually reach the third age in good mental and physical condition. Contemporary society has thus had to endeavour to offer the new old not only social services but also pastimes, leisure, social, cultural and educational…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Online Courses, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Examining User Acceptance of Computer Technology: An Empirical Study of Student Teachers
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Ma, Will Wai-kit; Andersson, Robert; Streith, Karl-Oslar – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2005
The use of computer technology in schools has made slow progress since the mid-1980s even though governments have been generous in funding. It is therefore important to understand how and when teachers use computer technology in order to devise implementation strategies to encourage them. This study investigates student teachers' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intention, Student Teachers, Educational Technology
Computer Mediated Tutorial Support for Conventional University Courses.
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Light, Paul; Colbourn, C.; Light, V. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1997
Psychology students at the University of Southampton use "skywriting," an e-mail based discussion medium involving tutors and students and focusing on issues arising from course content. This article discusses student participation in skywriting; examines effects of gender, computer attitudes, and computer experience; compares student…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Curriculum, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction