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Tak, Sangdong; Catsambis, Sophia – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Using national longitudinal data of students during their 9th and 11th grades, we address popular concerns over screen time activities distracting students' academic pursuits. We examine gender differences in the types of screen time use, expecting the skill-based activity of video gaming to be more common among boys and the socially oriented…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Grade 11, High School Students, Gender Differences
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Marker, Caroline; Gnambs, Timo; Appel, Markus – Educational Psychology Review, 2018
The popularity of social networking sites (SNSs) among adolescents and young adults has raised concerns that the intensity of using these platforms might be associated with lower academic achievement. The empirical findings on this issue, however, are anything but conclusive. Therefore, we present four random-effects meta-analyses including 59…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Correlation
Majid, Ishfaq – Online Submission, 2019
Social networking sites (SNSs) are Web-based platforms on which individuals connect with other users to generate and maintain social connections. Considerable disagreement exists as to associations that SNS use may have with depression. The present study was conducted to explore the influence of Usage of Social Networking Sites and Depression…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Social Networks, Social Media, Student Attitudes
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Aguerrebere, Cecilia; Bulger, Monica; Cobo, Cristóbal; García, Sofía; Kaplan, Gabriela; Whitehill, Jacob – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
We analyze teachers' written feedback to students in an online learning environment, specifically a setting in which high school students in Uruguay are learning English as a foreign language. How complex should teachers' feedback be? Should it be adapted to each student's English proficiency level? How does teacher feedback affect the probability…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Johnson, Katelyn Lea – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Preparing students to be successful in high school AP courses and exams begins at the middle school level. SpringBoard is a program created by the CollegeBoard to bridge content expected in high school with the current middle school curriculum. SpringBoard was introduced and piloted in the Colonial School District during the 2014-2015 school year…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Focus Groups, Feedback (Response), Correlation
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Svensson, Anette – Education Inquiry, 2014
This article is based on a questionnaire study of the media habits of Swedish youth aged 17-18. It examines the time they spend on using fictional texts through various media forms as well as in relation to mode (production/consumption), context (spare time/school), and gender (male/female). It further analyses these media habits and, using media…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Educational Environment, Gender Differences, Time Management
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Michinov, Nicolas; Brunot, Sophie; Le Bohec, Olivier; Juhel, Jacques; Delaval, Marine – Computers & Education, 2011
The present study focuses on a specific learner characteristic in the management of time--procrastination--, and its role in an online learning environment. More specifically, it was expected that procrastination would influence the successfulness of online learning and that this could be explained by the level of participation of learners in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Land Use, Online Courses
Daniels, Mindy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this case study was to compare the pedagogical and affective efficiency and efficacy of creative prose fiction writing workshops taught via asynchronous computer-mediated online distance education with creative prose fiction writing workshops taught face-to-face in order to better understand their operational pedagogy and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Personal Autonomy, Educational Technology, Administrators
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers