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Lu, Jiamei; Li, Daqi; Stevens, Carla; Ye, Renmin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
Using Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012, an international education database, this study analyzed the evaluations of computer use for academic learning by 15-year-old students from seven Edu-systems (unit in PISA) in Eastern Asia. Six variables were identified in association with students' evaluations of computer use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
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Yang, Hui-Jen; Lay, Yun-Long – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Nowadays people's lives heavily rely on Internet facilities. Internet users generally have constant Internet connectivity and intermittently click on sites they want to access even amidst studying or working. In this study, we sought to examine the factors affecting intermittent Internet pulling behavior on undergraduate students. Furthermore, the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Peer Influence
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Kolikant, Yifat Ben-David – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
We examined students' perceptions of the appropriateness and usefulness of the Internet for schoolwork and its impact on their views on the value of school learning. We were motivated by the debate in the literature as to whether today's students are different because of the Internet, and consequently whether schools should change. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Junior High School Students, High School Students, Internet
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Khasawneh, Omar M.; Al-Awidi, Hamed M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of computer technology on Jordanian children from the perspectives of their parents. The sample of the study consisted of 127 participants. Each participant is a parent of a child or children who owned a personal computer. Our findings revealed some of the positive as well as negative changes…
Descriptors: Computers, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Information Technology
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Lockheed, Marlaine E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1985
This study of secondary school students was conducted to determine effects of gender, grade, mathematics placement, and access to microcomputers on computer literacy achievement gains. Results indicate males, younger students, and students in college preparatory and advanced math courses gained more than their counterparts. Computer access was…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Achievement Gains, Computer Literacy, Educational Research