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Majeed, Misbah; Rehan Dar, Fatima – Cogent Education, 2022
The purpose of this research is to check the efficacy of blended mode of learning in ESL (English as a Second Language) classrooms in Pakistan under the theoretical construction of Transactional Distance Theory. For this purpose, the data was collected for pre-test, post-test and self-administered questionnaire from 499 ESL learners of private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Blended Learning
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Kordaki, Maria; Papastergiou, Marina; Psomos, Panagiotis – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The aim of this work was twofold. First, an empirical study was designed aimed at investigating the perceptions that entry-level non-computing majors--namely Physical Education and Sport Science (PESS) undergraduate students--hold about basic Computer Literacy (CL) issues. The participants were 90 first-year PESS students, and their perceptions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Games
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Taylor, Estelle; Goede, Roelien; Steyn, Tjaart – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: Acquiring computer skills is more important today than ever before, especially in a developing country. Teaching of computer skills, however, has to adapt to new technology. This paper aims to model factors influencing the success of the learning of computer literacy by means of an e-learning environment. The research question for this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Computer Literacy
Chen, Chun-Ying; Pedersen, Susan; Murphy, Karen L. – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
Many studies report information overload as one of the main problems that students encounter in online learning via computer-mediated communication. This study aimed to explore the sources of online students' information overload and offer suggestions for increasing students' cognitive resources for learning. Participants were 12 graduate students…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion
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Suh, S.; Kim, S. W.; Kim, N. J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
This study investigated the effectiveness of massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)-based (massive multiplayer online role-playing game) instruction in elementary English education. The effectiveness of the MMORPG program was compared with face-to-face instruction and the independent variables (gender, prior knowledge, motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Games, Prior Learning, Learning Motivation
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Gado, Issaou; Ferguson, Robert; van't Hooft, Mark – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2006
This study investigates conditions and factors that affect preservice teachers' decisions to use handheld computers in scientific investigations and explores aspects of student learning and classroom practices that would be affected by handheld-based science activities. A Handheld-Based Laboratory (HBL) was designed to model strategies for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Literacy
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Gurbuz, Tarkan; Yildirim, Soner; Ozden, M. Yasar – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2001
Investigated the effectiveness of two computer literacy courses for preservice teachers, one offered online and one through traditional methods. Compared courses in terms of their effectiveness on computer attitudes and learning experiences about computers, and considered gender effects, previous computer courses, previous computer attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Yildirim, Soner – 1999
This study examined the effectiveness of an educational computing course on preservice teachers' computer use and attitudes toward computers in education. The study used data from 16 (12 female, 4 male) preservice teachers who attended the University of Southern California. Results indicated that teachers' prior computer experience shapes their…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers