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Saal, Petronella Elize; van Ryneveld, Linda; Graham, Marien Alet – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2022
This study explored the relationship between educational technology and the mathematics achievement of South African and German students. Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM) showed that the availability of computers at school and using computers in the mathematics classroom in South Africa positively associated with the mathematics achievement of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
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Erol, Osman; Cirak, Nese Sevim – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
The aim of this study is to examine the loneliness and Internet addiction levels of college students in terms of demographic variables and to determine the variables that predict their Internet addiction level. Data were collected from college students studying at a public university in Turkey. The UCLA Loneliness Scale Version3 and Internet…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Demography
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Cheng, Yung-hsun; Chen, Yu-chi – South African Journal of Education, 2018
The purpose of this study is to explore the classroom management effectiveness enhancement by using social networking apps through electronic devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, and personal computers, as well as the role of parental involvement. Quantitative research was conducted, and the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Computer Software, Classroom Techniques, Telecommunications
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Lee, Chwee Beng – Computers & Education, 2013
The use of computers for learning is often a complex issue which involves cognitive and metacognitive concerns. This gives rise to our interest in examining the intention to use technology with relation to regulation of cognition. The use of technology for learning would necessarily require learners to exercise a certain level of regulation over…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Age Differences, College Students, Gender Differences
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Ainsa, Patricia – Education, 2015
E-texts have become a main venue but research has not provided much guidance for practical adaptation, yet. This research query started in the spring of 2014 when an e-text was adopted for an undergraduate distance learning class. The change created some unexpected influence in the students' experiences. It was necessary to assess their…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Distance Education, Student Characteristics
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Rau, Pei-Luen Patrick; Gao, Qin; Wu, Li-Mei – Computers & Education, 2008
Motivation and pressure are considered two factors impacting vocational senior high school student learning. New communication technology, especially mobile communication technology, is supposed to be effective in encouraging interaction between the student and the instructor and improving learning efficiency. Social presence and information…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications, High School Students, Vocational Education
Mathern, Mark S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Increasing access to online databases from home has raised the value of computer use for retrieving student achievement information. This study's purpose was to examine the relationship of family use of an electronic reporting mechanism in the home to student achievement, attendance, and home-school communication. Using communication as a parent…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education
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Drent, Marjolein; Meelissen, Martina – Computers & Education, 2008
This article discusses the factors which stimulate or limit the innovative use of ICT by teacher educators in the Netherlands. Innovative use of ICT is defined as the use of ICT applications that support the educational objectives based on the needs of the current knowledge society. Explorative path analysis and case studies were used to study the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Path Analysis, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators
Yao, Engui; Perry, John F.; Anderson, Larry S.; Brook, R. Dan; Hare, R. Dwight; Moore, Arnold J.; Xu, Xiaohe – 1998
This study examined the relationships between ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) adoption in universities and four organizational variables: university size, type, finances, and information processing maturity. Another purpose of the study was to identify the current status of ATM adoption in campus networking. Subjects were university domain LAN…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Correlation, Educational Technology