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Alotaibi, Wadha Shabib Ali – Arab World English Journal, 2022
This research aims to measure the impact on academic achievement and developing creative thinking skills by designing an electronic course (e-course hereafter) for computer uses in teaching at a Saudi university. Following a quasi-experimental methodology, forty students (female) were selected and segregated into control and experimental groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Creative Thinking, Computer Uses in Education
Allcoat, Devon; Hatchard, Tim; Azmat, Freeha; Stansfield, Kim; Watson, Derrick; von Mühlenen, Adrian – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
In recent years Virtual Reality has been revitalized, having gained and lost popularity between the 1960s and 1990s, and is now widely used for entertainment purposes. However, Virtual Reality, along with Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality, has broader application possibilities, thanks to significant advances in technology and accessibility. In…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Experience, College Students
Hung, Hui-Chun; Shwu-Ching Young, Shelley; Lin, Kuo-Chin – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2018
Physical education (PE) is an important subject in higher education that specifically targets motor skills in health-enhancing activities. This study aimed to explore how mobile technology could be integrated into a badminton course to enhance learners' motivation and badminton skills. The experiment was conducted in the university badminton…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Handheld Devices, Student Motivation, Physical Education
Burgiel, Heidi; Sadler, Philip M.; Sonnert, Gerhard – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2020
The number of computer science (CS) courses has been dramatically expanding in U.S. high schools (HS). In comparison with well-established courses in mathematics and science, little is known about how the decisions made by HS CS teachers regarding how and what to teach impact student performance later in introductory college CS courses. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, High School Students, College Students, High School Teachers
Sage, Kara; Krebs, Briana; Grove, Rachel – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2019
The present study compared the effectiveness of paper and digital flashcards. College students learned vocabulary from paper, computer, or tablet flashcards that were self-created or ready-made. Students then completed a memory recall test and answered questions on cognitive load, perceived control, satisfaction, and several individual difference…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Printed Materials
Sorensen-Unruh, Clarissa – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
This Communication summarizes one of the invited papers to the Select 2016 BCCE Presentations ACS CHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education online ConfChem held from October 30 to November 22, 2016. The ConfChem paper (included within Supporting Information) focuses on the results of one instructor's incorporation of social media into her…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Teaching Methods
Luo, Wei; Pelletier, Jon; Duffin, Kirk; Ormand, Carol; Hung, Wei-chen; Shernoff, David J.; Zhai, Xiaoming; Iverson, Ellen; Whalley, Kyle; Gallaher, Courtney; Furness, Walter – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
The long geological time needed for landform development and evolution poses a challenge for understanding and appreciating the processes involved. The Web-based Interactive Landform Simulation Model--Grand Canyon (WILSIM-GC, http://serc.carleton.edu/landform/) is an educational tool designed to help students better understand such processes,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education, Comparative Analysis
Sewasew, Daniel; Mengestle, Missaye; Abate, Gebeyehu – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The aim of this study was to compare PPT and traditional lecture method in material understandability, effectiveness and attitude among university students. Comparative descriptive survey research design was employed to answer the research questions raised. Four hundred and twenty nine participants were selected randomly using stratified sampling…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Lecture Method, Conventional Instruction
Elfeky, Abdellah – International Journal on E-Learning, 2017
The study aims to examine the impact of social networks of a "Computer in Teaching" course on the achievement and attitudes students at the faculty of education at Najran University. The sample consists of (60) students from the third level in the special education program, (30) students represented the control group whereas the other…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, College Students, Teacher Attitudes
Kidd, Terry T.; Carpenter, B. Stephen, II – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2014
This paper serves as an exploration into the landscape of social media use in educational research as it relates to urban youth in the United States. Initially, a social and learning context is provided that situates the implications social media may have for urban youth within formal and informal educational spaces. The paper offers a discussion…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Urban Youth, Informal Education, Conventional Instruction
Zaini, A.; Mazdayasna, G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
The current study investigated the application and effectiveness of computer assisted language learning (CALL) in teaching academic writing to Iranian EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners by means of Microsoft Word Office. To this end, 44 sophomore intermediate university students majoring in English Language and Literature at an Iranian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Castaño, Jonatan; Duart, Josep M.; Sancho-Vinuesa, Teresa – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2015
The use of the Internet in higher education teaching can facilitate the interactive learning process and thus improve educational outcomes. The aim of the study presented here is to explore which variables are linked to higher intensity of Internet-based interactive educational practices. The study is based on data obtained from an online survey…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Internet, Higher Education, Educational Practices
Ashford, Roslyn La'Toya – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The study compared traditional and nontraditional students' attitudes about the psychosocial learning environment and their influence on self-efficacy, enjoyment of online learning, and student satisfaction by using Moos' (1979) Model of Environmental and Personal Variables and the three dimensions of social climate as its theoretical framework.…
Descriptors: College Students, Nontraditional Students, Electronic Learning, Conventional Instruction
Al-Qahtani, Awadh A. Y.; Higgins, S. E. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013
The study investigates the effect of e-learning, blended learning and classroom learning on students' achievement. Two experimental groups together with a control group from Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia were identified randomly. To assess students' achievement in the different groups, pre- and post-achievement tests were used. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Conventional Instruction
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence From a Six-Campus Randomized Trial," examined the impact of interactive learning online (ILO) on the pass rates of 605 students enrolled in introductory statistics courses at six public universities. ILO is a form of online course instruction in which…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Public Colleges, Interaction, Educational Technology