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Bengel, Phillip T.; Peter, Carina – Education Sciences, 2021
In this study, we focus on teachers' attitudes to compare and evaluate their ability and readiness to implement technology education in geography lessons. First, the lack of suitable measuring instruments for our intent was identified, and we thus attempted to develop the Modern Technology Attitude Index (MTAI) for remedy. An exploratory factor…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Technology Integration, Technological Literacy, Influence of Technology
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Jewell, Jennifer R.; Anthony, Becky; Murphy, April – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
The Council on Social Work Education understands the growing influence of technology on social work practice and education, including the need for students to develop the knowledge and skills to use modern technologies, including Twitter, both professionally and ethically. With the inclusion of technology in social work education, the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Cho, Vincent; Littenberg-Tobias, Joshua – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Even as digital devices (e.g., tablets, smart phones, laptops) have become increasingly ubiquitous in schools, concerns have also been raised that such devices might hinder students' social, emotional, and personal development. Educators' perspectives on such matters could shape the success or failure of 1:1 technology initiatives. Thus, there is…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Attitude Measures, Teacher Surveys
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Rhine, Steve; Harrington, Rachel; Olszewski, Brandon – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2015
The collision between a growing, inexperienced teaching force and students' algebra struggles should be one of great concern. A collaboration of four public and private universities in Oregon restructured mathematics methods courses for preservice teacher candidates by using the affordances of technology to counteract this loss of experience. Over…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Algebra, Thinking Skills, Databases
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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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Buche, Mari W.; Davis, Larry R.; Vician, Chelley – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2012
Prior research suggests that individuals' technology acceptance levels may affect their work and learning performance outcomes when activities are conducted through information technology usage. Most previous research investigating the relationship between individual attitudes towards technology and learning has been conducted in…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Performance Factors
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Chou, Chien; Wu, Huan-Chueh; Chen, Chao-Hsiu – Computers & Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to propose a 6-T model (Tool, Toy, Telephone, Territory, Treasure of Information, and Trade) to explore college students' Internet-related attitudes, and to examine whether gender and grade level make any difference in their attitudes. Data from 1069 participants were collected from 96 Taiwanese universities and…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Internet
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Wan, Chin-Sheng; Chiou, Wen-Bin – Computers & Education, 2010
The negative impact of online gaming on adolescents has received much attention. The question of how to reduce their pathological use of online gaming is a critical issue. Based on the concept of external justification in dissonance theory, this experimental study aimed to examine whether severity of threat and justification of effort would impact…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Theories, Addictive Behavior
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Vance, Lash Keith – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
The critical literature abounds with examples of possible educational uses of Web 2.0 technology in which students become active participants in the production of knowledge through blogging, social networking, creation of podcasts, and other forms of constructivist education. At the same time, teachers, whom the data indicate are somewhat…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Online Surveys
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Green, Tim; Ortiz, Robert W.; Lim, Hee Jeong – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2009
Many families today have access to computers that help them with their daily living activities, such as finding employment and helping children with schoolwork. Minority families residing in the United States though often do not own home computers. With a greater number of immigrant families arriving to the United States, questions are raised…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Korean Americans, Migrants
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Lee, Sy-ying – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
This action research aims to investigate how technology improves the conditions of storytelling to help enhance the learning attitude and motivation of EFL children with learning difficulty using power point designs and an online recording system--VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com/). The use of power point designs is to assure children of clear…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Action Research, Questionnaires, English (Second Language)
Givens, Mark A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Virtual work environments (VWEs) have been used in the private sector for more than a decade, but the United States Marine Corps (USMC), as a whole, has not yet taken advantage of associated benefits. The USMC construct parallels the bureaucratic organizational culture and uses an antiquated information technology (IT) infrastructure. During an…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Organizational Culture, Change Agents, Information Technology
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Gnanamuthu, J. Samuel; Krishnakumar, R. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2009
There are indications that the new technologies could have radical implications for conventional teaching and learning processes. It notes that, in reconfiguring how teachers and learners gain access to knowledge and information, the new technologies challenge conventional conceptions of both teaching and learning materials, and teaching and…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Teaching Methods, Global Approach, Teacher Education
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Seçken, Nilgün – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2005
The changes in the society related to the developments in science and technology underline the importance of the need for education. Technological developments broaden and accelerate communication, too. The opinion that rapid and unpreventable developments in technology today lead to many environmental problems and contribute to increases in…
Descriptors: Global Education, Environmental Education, Familiarity, Science and Society