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A Qualitative Examination of Social Interaction during Cooperative Computer Activities
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Hsu, I-Chen; Geist, Eugene A. – Education, 2012
This article reports the findings of a study to examine the practicality and efficacy of using tablet computers in the Higher Education classroom. Students in a senior level teacher preparation class were provided with Apple iPads for 10 weeks to aid in their studies. The iPads were preloaded with selected software but students were encouraged to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Interpersonal Relationship, Elementary Schools, Teacher Education
Unstructured vs. Structured Use of Laptops in Higher Education
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Kay, Robin H.; Lauricella, Sharon – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2011
A majority of today's higher education students have been nurtured on a steady diet of technology and Internet access, leading to the increased presence of laptops in higher education classrooms. However, many instructors are unsure whether or how to assimilate this technology into their lessons. The purpose of the following study was to examine…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Laptop Computers, Classroom Environment, Internet
Students' Performance and Satisfaction with Web vs. Paper-Based Practice Quizzes and Lecture Notes
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Macedo-Rouet, Monica; Ney, Muriel; Charles, Sandrine; Lallich-Boidin, Genevieve – Computers & Education, 2009
The use of computers to deliver course-related materials is rapidly expanding in most universities. Yet the effects of computer vs. printed delivery modes on students' performance and motivation are not yet fully known. We compared the impacts of Web vs. paper to deliver practice quizzes that require information search in lecture notes. Hundred…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Notetaking, Tests, Lecture Method
Cutting the Power.
Mangan, Katherine S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Describes how several business schools, fed up with students' Internet use during class time, are taking steps to force them to log off. Money spent wiring classrooms for Internet access and laptop use has encouraged distraction among students and the use of "kill switches" by professors. (EV)
Descriptors: Attention, Business Administration Education, College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Web-based Learning Environments Guided by Principles of Good Teaching Practice.
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Chizmar, John F.; Walbert, Mark S. – Journal of Economic Education, 1999
Describes the preparation and execution of a statistics course, an undergraduate econometrics course, and a microeconomic theory course that all utilize Internet technology. Reviews seven principles of teaching practice in order to demonstrate how to enhance the quality of student learning using Web technologies. Includes reactions by Steve Hurd…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Economics Education
Some Factors in the Development of Self-Efficacy Beliefs for Computer Use among Teacher Education Students.
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Albion, Peter R. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2001
Describes a study at the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) that measured self-efficacy for computer use of teacher education students at the beginning of their course and again following a semester in which some students had completed computer courses. The amount of time spent using computers contributed most to the variance in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
An Evaluation of Graduate Class Interaction in Face-to-Face and Asynchronous Computer Groupware Experiences: A Collective Case Study. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Patterson, Norma J.H. – 1999
Two graduate-level educational administration courses, one delivered by computer-mediated (distributed) means and one held face-to-face, were evaluated based upon the needs of adult learners and active learning precepts. The same course was delivered to both classes by the same group of professors, using identical course requirements. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Confidence Testing