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Lindstrom, P.; Gulz, A.; Haake, M.; Sjoden, B. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
The article reports and discusses a long-term qualitative study of forty 8-10-year-old students who regularly played a math game during math lessons for 9 weeks. The goal was to explore the relations between (i) some of the "pedagogical principles" that underlie the game and (ii) the "playing practice" in terms of what actually takes place when…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Play, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction
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McGill, T. J.; Hobbs, V. J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
Virtual learning environments (VLEs) are widespread in higher education today, typically used to deliver instructional materials and facilitate communication within a course. This study aimed to investigate the task-technology fit of VLEs for their two main groups of users: instructors and students, using the VLE WebCT. Task-technology fit, user…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Virtual Classrooms, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Nachmias, R.; Mioduser, D.; Forkosh-Baruch, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
Closing educational gaps between sub-populations in Israel, particularly between students in Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking schools, persists to be one of the priorities of Israel's education system. In the field of information and communication technology (ICT), this goal refers to infrastructure as well as practice, i.e. teaching and…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies, Educational Practices
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Clough, G.; Jones, A.C.; Mcandrew, P.; Scanlon, E. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
There has been increasing interest in informal learning in recent years alongside interest in how such learning can be supported by technology. However, relatively little is known about the extent to which adults make use of their own mobile devices to support informal learning. In this study, a survey was used to investigate whether, and to what…
Descriptors: Computers, Telecommunications, Adult Learning, Informal Education
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Dunn, S.; Ridgway, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1991
Describes results of a survey of student teachers in the United Kingdom who described their experiences with information technology (IT) during their final primary teaching practice. Data are related to an earlier survey of the same students during their first teaching practice to explore changes in their practices and beliefs about IT. (14…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
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Mellar, Harvey; Jackson, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1992
Describes a survey of teachers enrolling in postgraduate courses in Great Britain that was conducted to determine prior information technology experience and what the students perceived as information technology training needs. Highlights include differences between primary and secondary teachers, gender issues, age, and computer ownership. (16…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers