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Direct linkYoung, Keith – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
This study examined the attitudes of teachers towards using tablet computers, predominantly Apple's iPad, across 22 post primary-schools in Ireland. The study also questions some previous research and assumptions on the educational use of tablet computers. The majority of schools were using devices with students and teachers; the combined size of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
Cohen, Jonathan D.; Renken, Maggie; Calandra, Brendan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
As part of the design and development of an informal learning environment meant to increase urban middle school students' interest in technology-focused STEM careers, and to support their twenty-first century skill development, researchers developed and administered the ICT/Twenty-First Century Skills Questionnaire. Both STEM-ICT professionals and…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Middle School Students, Training Methods, Questionnaires
Rizzuto, Melissa – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
An increased need for self-paced, online professional development opportunities in higher education has emerged from a variety of factors including dispersed geographic locations of faculty, full teaching loads, and institutional evaluation requirements. This article is a report of the examination of the design and evaluation of a self-paced…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Higher Education, Mixed Methods Research, Questionnaires
Parsons, Kimberly M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Electronic textbook usage is increasing within higher education while use of traditional textbooks is declining. While some research concerning student preference for textbook type provides insight into student choices, there is a gap in the literature regarding use of electronic textbooks within dental assisting programs. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Educational Technology, Dental Schools
Lochner, Bianca; Conrad, Rita-Marie; Graham, Edward – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This study examined the concerns of U.S. secondary teachers regarding the adoption of learning management systems (LMSs) utilizing the concerns-based adoption model (CBAM). The stages of concern questionnaire used enabled the strength of teacher concerns to be measured for seven distinct stages of concerns: awareness, informational, personal,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Database Management Systems, Adoption (Ideas), Models
Aydin, Selami – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
Little attention has been paid to the demotivating potential of new technologies in foreign language research. Thus, this study aims to investigate Internet anxiety among foreign language learners and to determine the relationships between Internet anxiety and certain variables. A background questionnaire, an Internet information test, and an…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Second Language Learning, Internet, Anxiety
