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Thamarasseri, Ismail; Jose, Febin – Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
The influence of 4th generation broadband cellular network technology on education is explored in this paper. With the widespread use of smartphones and tablets, students are increasingly using mobile devices to access learning resources, communicate with peers, and complete assignments. The advent of 4G technology has had a revolutionary impact…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Internet, Telecommunications
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Burnell, Kaitlyn; Andrade, Fernanda C.; Hoyle, Rick H. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
There is fear that adolescents have limited control over their digital technology use. The current research examines longitudinal (Study 1) and daily (Study 2) associations between U.S. adolescents' self-control and digital technological impairment and use. Using a large sample (N = 2,104; Wave 1: M[subscript age] = 12.36, 52% female, 57%…
Descriptors: Correlation, Adolescents, Self Control, Information Technology
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Wondemetegegn, Sisay Awgichew – Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2017
As technology has become more prevalent and accessible to students in their personal lives, learning experiences and interaction, it has encouraged students to engage and generate innovative and creative ideas and sharing learning experiences. This paper examines university students' perceptions and utilization of technology for learning at…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Influence of Technology
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Buabeng-Andoh, Charles – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
Technology is perceived as a vital driving force for contemporary education. The Government of Ghana acknowledges the relevance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education, and it is financing ICT in secondary schools. However, most instructors are unwilling to integrate ICT into their teaching. Therefore, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Secondary Schools, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
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Marín, Veronica; López, Magdalena; Maldonado, Guadalupe – Digital Education Review, 2015
Training through gamification is everyday a more evident reality in Primary Education classes. The teachers' view about this has been modified as it is shown in the study published by aDeSe in 2012. However, does it really have place in the students' curricular development in the primary education stage? For the sake of responding to this…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Primary Education, Curriculum Development
Brindhamani, M.; Manichander, T. – Online Submission, 2013
Teaching methodology plays a significant role in the process of education. Dr. Kalam pointed out various instructional strategies at different levels. He advises that at primary level emphasis should be on exploration, innovativeness and creativity through activities and at the secondary level, emphasis should be on experiments, problem-solving…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Adeoye, Yusuf Musibau; Oluwole, Afolabi Festus; Blessing, Loto Antonia – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2013
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become inseparable entities in all aspects of human life. The use of ICT has fundamentally changed the practices and procedures of nearly all forms of endeavour within business, governance and civil service. In education, ICT has begun to have a presence but the impact has not been as…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Influence of Technology, Higher Education
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Ghaznavi, Mohammad Reza; Keikha, Alemeh; Yaghoubi, Nour-Mohammad – International Education Studies, 2011
Information and communication technology has become an inseparable part of human life and caused doing things more through the consumption of less time and cost. The present research aims to study the effect of information and communication technology on the educational improvement of third grade high school students in Khash-Iran. The research…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Influence of Technology, Educational Improvement, High School Students
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Kibirige, I. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to determine the attitude of in-service science teachers towards information communication technology (ICT) in education. The study explores the relationship between in-service teachers and four independent variables: their attitudes toward computers; their cultural perception of computers; their perceived computer…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Access to Computers, Science Teachers, Teaching Experience
Kafai, Yasmin B., Ed.; Heeter, Carrie, Ed.; Denner, Jill, Ed.; Sun, Jennifer Y., Ed. – MIT Press (BK), 2008
Ten years after the groundbreaking "From Barbie to Mortal Kombat" highlighted the ways gender stereotyping and related social and economic issues permeate digital game play, the number of women and girl gamers has risen considerably. Despite this, gender disparities remain in gaming. Women may be warriors in "World of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Play, Topography
Ono, Hiroshi; Zavodny, Madeline – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2004
This study examines whether there are differences in men's and women's use of computers and the Internet in the United States and Japan and how any such gender gaps have changed over time. The authors focus on these two countries because information technology is widely used in both, but there are substantial differences in institutions and social…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employed Women, Social Environment, Information Technology
Wartella, Ellen; Caplovitz, Allison G.; Lee, June H. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2004
Interactive media have come of age. The range of interactive entertainment products, intended to be used by children in and out of school settings is growing: CD-ROMs, computers, the Internet, video games (for a variety of handheld and console platforms), interactive toys (including educational talking books), and a variety of wireless software…
Descriptors: Social Media, Toys, Computer Games, Video Games