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New Technology in Health Education: Nursing Students' Application of Mobile Technology in the Classroom in Ghana
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Buabeng-Andoh, Charles – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate undergraduate nursing students' use of mobile learning (m-learning) and the factors contributing to their use of m-learning. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 586 nursing students from three universities in Ghana participated in this study. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data.…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Health Education, Nursing Students, College Applicants
Empathic Technologies for Distance/Mobile Learning: An Empirical Research Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)
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Isaias, Pedro; Reis, Francisco; Coutinho, Clara; Lencastre, Jose Alberto – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: This paper examines the acceptance, of a group of 79 students, of an educational forum, used for mobile and distance learning, that has been modified to include empathic characteristics and affective principles. Design/Methodology/Approach: With this study is proposed that the introduction of empathic and affective principles in…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Children, Multimedia Content and Technological Artefacts: An Exploratory Study Using Text Analysis Tools
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Mazzoni, Elvis; Nicolò, Enrico; Sapio, Bartolomeo – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the user experience of young people with video content accessed through different technological artefacts. Design/methodology/approach: To this purpose, an essay has been assigned to the pupils of two lower secondary school classes (mean age 12 years) to know their diverse types of usage of multimedia…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Students, Qualitative Research
Distance Students' Readiness for and Interest in Collaboration and Social Media
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Poellhuber, Bruno; Anderson, Terry; Racette, Nicole; Upton, Lorne – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how researchers from four large Canadian distance education or dual mode institutions conducted a survey aiming to describe the use of and interest in social software and Web 2.0 applications by distance education students and to measure their interest in collaborating with peers.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
Digital Divide among Youth: Socio-Cultural Factors and Implications
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Parycek, Peter; Sachs, Michael; Schossbock, Judith – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to examine socio-cultural differences in internet use (Digital Divide) among 14-year-old Austrian pupils, in particular usage scenarios and research competences. It is based on a paper presented at the International Association for the Development of the Information Society e-Society conference, 10-13 March 2011, Spain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cloze Procedure, Cultural Influences, Internet
Multi-Drafting Feedback Process in a Web-Based Environment
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Peled, Yehuda; Sarid, Miriam – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of multi-drafting among college students according to demographic characteristics and measure its impact on students' achievements. Design/methodology/approach: The research was conducted in two stages. First, a preliminary research based on data from the Highlearn web-based content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Marital Status, Student Attitudes