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Beatriz Ortega-Ruipérez; Ana Pereles; Miguel Lázaro – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2024
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study is to test whether the perception of self-regulated learning during text reading in online teacher education is improved by using a digital tool for the use of metacognitive strategies for planning, monitoring, and self-assessment. Background: The use of self-regulated learning is important in reading skills, and…
Descriptors: Reading, Online Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Technology
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Eryilmaz, Selami – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
Many definitions of education have been made from past to present. The definition of education, which is generally defined as the process of creating behaviour change in the desired direction in individuals, has a history as old as human history. From another point of view, education is the sum of the process that takes the individual from birth…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Michal Vorlicek; David Prycl; Josef Heidler; Manuel Herrador-Colmenero; Jitka Nabelkova; Josef Mitas; Erica Hinckson; Sandra Mandic; Karel Frömel – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
This study addresses the issue of insufficient physical activity (PA) among youths. The emergence of gamified interventions, such as Gamifiter web portal, offers a novel approach to promoting healthy habits and increasing intrinsic motivation for PA. Gamifiter engages users in virtual challenges linked to daily step counts and progress on a…
Descriptors: Parents, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Foreign Countries
Fuller, Bruce; Lizárraga, José Ramon; Gray, James H. – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2015
Latino families in America increasingly enjoy access to a dizzying array of content on a variety of electronic devices, from televisions and video games to personal computers and mobile devices. Bruce Fuller, José Ramón Lizárraga, James H. Gray raise pressing questions that face Latino families as they adopt technologies that both have the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Hispanic Americans, Handheld Devices, Educational Games
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Cowdery, Joan; Majeske, Paul; Frank, Rebecca; Brown, Devin – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Background: Although there are thousands of health and fitness smartphone apps currently available, little research exists regarding the effects of mobile app technology on physical activity behavior. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test whether Exergame smartphone applications increase physical activity levels. Methods: This was a…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Physical Activity Level
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Mills, Michael, Ed.; Wake, Donna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Education has been progressing at a rapid pace ever since educators have been able to harness the power of mobile technology. Open-access learning techniques provide more students with the opportunity to engage in educational opportunities that may have been previously restricted. "Empowering Learners with Mobile Open-Access Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Molnar, Andrew R. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1982
Among the topics discussed relating to demands on business/industry/education resulting from the "pull" of the information explosion are: frontiers of knowledge, research on educational television, computer-based learning, intelligent videodiscs, quality of learning, science education/cognitive research, misconceptions, motivation,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology