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McCauley, Krystin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this action research was to explore the information and communication technology (ICT) literacy skills of first-year minority students at Saint Augustine's University in order to develop a plan for an ICT professional development program. ICT skills are essential in our rapidly-changing and technology-driven society. While there is…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Literacy, College Freshmen, Minority Group Students
Diane P. Fabian – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The patient portal is an electronic repository of health information, including doctor's notes, laboratory test results, and diagnostic imaging reports. There are limited studies that explore how individuals make sense of their health information, and use that understanding to increase health literacy. Education leaders should consider the ways…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Patients, Allied Health Occupations Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Vanek, Jenifer B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research explores the difficulties faced by many migrant, refugee, and immigrant adults confronted with technological ubiquity in economically developed countries. Preparing migrant adult learners for the digital world by building digital literacy skills can help to maintain home language proficiency, support English language learning, and…
Descriptors: Migrants, Adult Learning, Computer Literacy, Media Literacy
Anderson, Barbara A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this quantitative one-group pretest-posttest design study was to test the effectiveness of professional development for integrating technology in the curriculum of an urban Iowa middle school. Iowa middle school teachers are expected to integrate technology, to comply with Iowa Core Curriculum standards, by 2014. The participants…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Technology Integration, Urban Schools
Webb, Heidi Cornelia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Advances in technology have caused high schools to update their computer science curricula; however there has been little analogous attention to technology-related education in middle schools. With respect to computer-related knowledge and skills, middle school students are at a critical phase in life, exploring individualized education options…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computer Science Education, Computer Literacy, Thinking Skills
Sanghera, Kamaljeet K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the research is to analyze the value addition in students' information communication and technology (ICT) literacy level and confidence in using technology after completing a general education information technology course at a four-year university. An online survey was created to examine students' perceptions. The findings revealed…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Student Attitudes, Information Technology