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Spotts, Thomas H.; Bowman, Mary Ann – Educational Technology, 1995
Reports on a survey investigating instructional technology knowledge and experience in the faculty of a midwestern university. Results showed that faculty had the highest levels of knowledge and experience with word processing and video and used these most frequently. The importance of technology and the influences of educational environment,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Faculty Evaluation
Peer reviewedOwston, Ronald D.; Wideman, Herbert H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
A three-year study (grades 3-5) of two groups of elementary school students determined that writing quality improved in a high-computer-access school, as indicated by holistic measures of writing message (meaning and content quality) and medium (quality of the form and surface features). In-class observation supported the contention that word…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Childrens Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment
Download full textFreitas, Candido Varela de; Ramos, Altina – 1998
This study was conducted during 2 school years, involving one teacher and one classroom from each of four elementary (grades 1-2) and secondary schools. The study included writing activities on the word processor, videoconferencing, and World Wide Web use. The main data source was a series of videotapes of the above mentioned activities.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – Focus on Basics, 2001
This set of four newsletters contains articles to help adult basic education and literacy teachers connect research and practice. The following are among the articles included: "The Effects of Continuing Goal-Setting on Persistence in a Math Classroom" (Pamela Meader); "Do the Cognitive Skills of Dropouts Matter in the Labor…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
