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Fernandez, Simon Christopher; Mammen, Kuttickattu John – Journal of Technology Education, 2020
The popularity of mobile technologies has greatly influenced people of all ages, especially adolescents. The purpose of this research was to determine the views of students, lecturers, and managers as selected stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of tablet computers in learning at a South African university. Using a mixed-methods approach,…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Handheld Devices, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
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Parr, Judy M.; Ward, Lorrae – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
This article presents data from a longitudinal study of the effects of providing teachers with personal laptop computers. It considers the role of teacher laptops in learning and teaching in three schools selected because technology was widely used there. Using multiple methods of data collection (observation in classrooms; interviews with…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Learning Centers (Classroom)
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Sarfo, Frederick Kwaku; Ansong-Gyimah, Kwame – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
This study explored the perceptions of 395 participants (students, teachers, and education officers) in Ghana on the role of the computer and the teacher in promoting the first five principles of instruction for quality teaching and learning. To achieve the intention of the study, five point Likert-type scales based on the first five principles of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Likert Scales, Foreign Countries
Serhan, Derar – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of an educational technology training workshop. The study investigated the attitudes of the participating school principals toward the use of technology in their schools and their willingness to advocate and support its use after attending the workshop. Also it investigated the advantages…
Descriptors: Arabs, Workshops, Educational Technology, Principals
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Serhan, Derar – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2007
The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of an educational technology training workshop. The study investigated the attitudes of the participating school principals toward the use of technology in their schools and their willingness to advocate and support its use after attending the workshop. Also it investigated the advantages…
Descriptors: Arabs, Workshops, Educational Technology, Principals
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Aluko, Ruth – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper examines the impact of a distance education program offered by the University of Pretoria, South Africa, on the professional practice of teachers. A pilot study was conducted using a combination of surveys and focus group interviews. Findings reveal that the program was beneficial to graduates' personal development, professional…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Focus Groups, Graduates
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Yaghi, Hussein – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1996
Discusses the use of computers in schools and computer education (CE) activities and describes a study that examined how the role of computers in schools is perceived by teachers and administrators in Lebanese schools. Teacher training, student motivation, the integration of CE into the curriculum, and computer effectiveness are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education