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Lee, Othelia EunKyoung; Kim, Do-Hong; Lee, Hyenjoo; Beum, Kyung Ah – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The Intergenerational Forum (IF), an innovative intervention, offers andragogic programs for community-dwelling older adults, enabling them to engage in youth-led tutorials to learn about Information Communication Technology (ICT). This study examines the outcome of a 12-week class focused on encouraging intergenerational exchange and mutual aid…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Information Technology, Internet, Computer Use
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Silvestri, Robert; Holmes, Alana; Rahemtulla, Rafiq – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
This study utilized the Simple View of Reading (SVR) model cognitive subtypes to determine the impact of text-to-speech (TTS) software on the reading comprehension of 94 grade 8 students with reading difficulties. Method: paired samples t tests for all four SVR groups were conducted to examine reading comprehension scores under TTS and no-TTS…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension
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Tuncer, Murat; Dogan, Yunus; Tanas, Ramazan – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
With the advent of the computer technologies, we are increasingly encountering these technologies in every field of life. The fact that the computer technology is so much interwoven with the daily life makes it necessary to investigate certain psychological attitudes of those working with computers towards computers. As this study is limited to…
Descriptors: Investigations, High School Students, Vocational High Schools, Anxiety
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Agbatogun, Alaba Olaoluwakotansibe – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
Interactive Computer Technologies (ICTs) have crept into education industry, thus dramatically causing transformation in instructional process. This study examined the relative and combined contributions of computer anxiety, self-concept and gender to teachers' attitude towards the use of ICT(s). 454 Nigerian teachers constituted the sample. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
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Dracopoulos, Effie; Pichette, François – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
This study examined the impact of writing anxiety and computer anxiety on language learning for 45 ESL adult learners enrolled in an English grammar and writing course. Two sections of the course were offered in a traditional classroom setting whereas two others were given in a hybrid form that involved distance learning. Contrary to previous…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Apprehension, Second Language Instruction, Distance Education
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Yuzer, Volkan T.; Aydin, Belgin; Gonen, S. Ipek Kuru – Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
The aim of this study is to discover the effects of an e-class application on the computer and reading anxiety of learners, and the correlation between the two anxieties. The learners' perceptions of this new learning experience are also investigated. Information was obtained by using the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS), the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education