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Coe, J. E. L.; Oakhill, J. V. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
A study was carried out to explore whether or not there is a relationship between children's reading ability and text-messaging behaviour. The aims of this study were to compare good and poor readers on their amount of usage of mobile phones, the frequency and type of text devices they used, and the speed at which they could read messages in…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Student Behavior, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail
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Clark, W.; Logan, K.; Luckin, R.; Mee, A.; Oliver, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
Boundaries between formal and informal learning settings are shaped by influences beyond learners' control. This can lead to the proscription of some familiar technologies that learners may like to use from some learning settings. This contested demarcation is not well documented. In this paper, we introduce the term "digital dissonance" to…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Educational Practices, Educational Environment, Questionnaires
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Ferguson, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study investigates how university students on distance learning courses experience interaction with their peers. Students on two distance learning courses at The Open University (UK) were interviewed, to investigate learners' experience of interaction on these courses. The analysis, using a grounded-theory approach, reveals disparities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
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Ellis, Robert A.; Goodyear, P.; Prosser, M.; O'Hara, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2006
This paper reports a phenomenographic investigation into students' experiences of learning through discussion--both online and face to face (F2F). The study context was a second-year undergraduate course in psychology for social work in which the teacher had designed discussion tasks to begin in F2F mode and to continue online. A combination of…
Descriptors: Universities, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Experience, College Students