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Frazier, Denise K.; Trekles, Anastasia M. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2018
This mixed-method case study followed K-5 elementary teachers through their first year of 1:1 iPad adoption in one elementary school. All teachers in the school were surveyed in September and December 2015 and May 2016. Focus groups consisting of two teachers from each grade level were held during these same months. Teacher perceptions were…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
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Gatti, Fabiana M.; Brivio, Eleonora; Galimberti, Carlo – Educational Gerontology, 2017
The generational digital divide can be understood as a response to the physical and psychosocial decline of older people. Recently, there has been interest in reducing the generational digital divide because of societal costs, and several studies state that tablets seem to help the elderly due to usability and functions that easily fulfill the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Training
Cheung, George; Wan, Kelvin; Chan, Kevin – Education Sciences, 2018
With the advancement of information technology and policies encouraging interactivities in teaching and learning, the use of students' response system (SRS), commonly known as clickers, has experienced substantial growth in recent years. The reported effectiveness of SRS has varied. Based on the framework of technological-pedagogical-content…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Stec, Melissa; Bauer, Melanie; Hopgood, Daniel; Beery, Theresa – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2018
This convergent mixed methods study was designed to examine the skills and attitudes toward using an iPad to deliver nursing curriculum and enhance active learning strategies for sophomore Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students at a Midwestern university. Quantitative data were collected using an…
Descriptors: College Students, Nursing Students, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
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Welsh, Katharine E.; Mauchline, Alice L.; France, Derek; Powell, Victoria; Whalley, W. Brian; Park, Julian – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2018
This paper reports student perceptions of the benefits and challenges of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in a fieldwork context. Student perceptions from six field courses across two institutions have been gathered using questionnaires and focus groups. Whilst a number of studies have focused on BYOD in a classroom context, little research has been…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Field Experience Programs, Field Trips, Questionnaires
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Alenazi, Ali A. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
This study investigated the extent to which pre-service teachers can utilize WhatsApp Messenger to create an effective learning platform without instructor interference. Twenty-six male pre-service teachers created a WhatsApp group and interacted through it independently for nine weeks. Each pre-service teacher was required to share a minimum of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Media
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Van Daele, Tom; Frijns, Carolien; Lievens, Jeroen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Although constructivist theories have shown learning is accelerated by involvement and meaningful lecturer-student and student-student interaction, these ingredients are mostly absent from large attendance lectures. A number of studies have already focused on more active ways of learning in large lecture classrooms, most often by using student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Mixed Methods Research, Questionnaires
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McCarthy, Aidan; Maor, Dorit; McConney, Andrew – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2017
The aim of this study was to identify hospital teachers' professional learning needs to enable effective use of mobile technology in hospital schools. Hospitalized students cannot attend their regular schools and as a result their educational progress and development can suffer. In an attempt to address this, hospital schools provide learning…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Hospitals, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
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Neufeld, Philip G.; Delcore, Henry D. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018
Aim/Purpose: The effective adoption of an ICT across every segment of the student population may occur where the design, implementation and supports recognize and adjust for variations in adoption practices across the student population and the situatedness of the promoted ICT adoption. The goal of this study was to demonstrate methods to…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Information Technology
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Santos, Ieda M.; Bocheco, Otávio – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2016
This paper presents results of an exploratory study that investigated instructor and student perceptions of in-class use of personal mobile devices and policies for appropriate practices. The study is based on an undergraduate course offered at a higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates. Eighteen students and one instructor…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Handheld Devices, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Albedah, Fatimah; Lee, Chwee Beng – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
English language proficiency is an increasingly vital skill for employment in Saudi Arabia. However, compulsory English as a foreign language courses at all levels of education have only produced inadequate results. One of the issues consistently raised as a barrier to effective EFL learning is the use of passive learning pedagogies and the lack…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Females
Grant, Kelly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the first year of a multi-year, district-wide professional development program for teachers that accompanied a one-to-one Apple device rollout for all students. A mixed-method research design was used to perform a logic model of program evaluation. Teacher self-reported proficiency in basic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education
Seifert, Tami – Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
The use of mobile learning spaces is an opportunity to break the boundaries of the classroom and to prepare teacher-educators and pre-service teachers for future school classes. The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation of mobile technology and usage patterns in the mobile technology space among lecturers in a teacher education…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Teacher Educators
Twu, Ming-Lii – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to employ the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Students as taxonomy to classify educational mobile application (app) software into seven categories and empirically examine the influence on students' technology literacy. A purposeful sample of fifth grade core subject…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Technological Literacy, Influence of Technology
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Sibanyoni, Nhlanhla A.; Alexander, Patricia M. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Good study behaviour after school hours is an important way of improving learners' chances of success. Learners, once they reach high school, particularly require support that will assist them to study effectively outside the classroom. South African schools are under pressure to improve results in mathematics but besides the homework that schools…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Case Studies
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