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Argelagós, Esther; Pifarré, Manoli – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
The use of the Internet to learn involves complex cognitive activities. Educational researchers claim more attention in studying the nature of students' challenges when using digital information for learning purposes. Our research investigated in depth the challenges that secondary students face when solving web information-problem tasks. We…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Computer Literacy, Gender Differences, Internet
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King, Elizabeth M. – Theory Into Practice, 2015
Digital games have become popular for engaging students in a range of learning goals, both in the classroom and the after-school space. In this article, I discuss a specific genre of video game, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO), which has been identified as a dynamic environment for encountering 21st-century workplace…
Descriptors: Role Playing, After School Programs, Program Design, Males
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KewalRamani, Angelina; Zhang, Jijun; Wang, Xiaolei; Rathbun, Amy; Corcoran, Lisa; Diliberti, Melissa; Zhang, Jizhi – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
Educators, policymakers, and parents alike are focused on ensuring the academic success of the nation's students. These efforts interact with the expanding use of technology, which affects the lives of students both inside and outside of the classroom. Thus, the role that technology plays in education is an evolving area of research that continues…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Computers, Internet, Computer Use
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Lei, Pei-Lan; Lin, Sunny S. J.; Sun, Chuen-Tsai – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
Image searches are now crucial for obtaining information, constructing knowledge, and building successful educational outcomes. We investigated how reading ability and Internet experience influence keyword-based image search behaviors and performance. We categorized 58 junior-high-school students into four groups of high/low reading ability and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Reading Ability, Internet
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du Plessis, Andre; Webb, Paul – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This quantitative and qualitative interpretive exploratory case study investigates whether exposure to an Internet based "Extended Cyberhunt" strategy enables teachers to attain a set of outcomes similar to Prensky's "Essential 21st Century Skills" and the "Critical Outcomes of the South African National Curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Journal Writing, Goal Orientation, Likert Scales
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Duplichan, Staycle C. – Science Scope, 2009
As educators we must ask ourselves if we are meeting the needs of today's students. The science world is adapting to our ever-changing society; are the methodology and philosophy of our educational system keeping up? In this article, you'll learn why web logs (also called blogs) are an important Web 2.0 tool in your science classroom and how they…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Computer Uses in Education, Scientific Literacy
Johnson, Doug – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
This is a must-have resource for all K-12 teachers and administrators who want to really make the best use of available technologies. Written by Doug Johnson, an expert in educational technology, "The Classroom Teacher's Technology Survival Guide" is replete with practical tips teachers can easily use to engage their students and make their…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Slegers, Karin; van Boxtel, Martin P. J.; Jolles, Jelle – Educational Gerontology, 2007
According to the skill transfer concept, people may use general technological skills to solve new problems. To test this concept, a technological transfer test was included in a randomized controlled-intervention study aimed at the causal relationship between computer use and autonomy of older adults. Older adults with and without exposure to…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Internet, Computers, Computer Literacy
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Yang, Shu Ching – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2009
The paper describes the integration of web resources and technology as instructional and learning tools in oral history projects. The computer-mediated oral history project centred around interviews with community elders combined with new technologies to engage students in authentic historical inquiry. The study examined learners' affective…
Descriptors: Oral History, Computer Literacy, Internet, History Instruction
Eisenberg, Michael B. – MultiMedia Schools, 2001
Discusses the goal of K-12 education to have students learn to use technology, defines computer literacy, and describes the Big6 process model that helps solve information problems. Highlights include examples of technology in Big6 contexts, Big6 and the Internet, and the Big6 as a conceptual framework for meaningful technology use. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Skills
Brown, Carol A. – 2001
This study measured the level of implementation of computers and other technologies within teacher education method courses and noted how much computers were being utilized for developing problem solving abilities that could be used in the K-12 classroom curriculum. Surveys of Arkansas teacher educators from colleges affiliated with the National…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Medina, Pedro J. – 1995
This document contains the final report and manual from Project Network, an experimental learning program that allowed adult literacy learners to interact via the Internet. The classes consisted of instruction in the following areas: basic keyboarding, simple networking techniques, accessing America Online, sending and receiving electronic mail…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Journal of Business and Training Education, 1997
This annual serial issue contains six papers dealing with business education and training. Three approaches to teaching problem solving are detailed in "Teaching Problem Solving for Employment Preparation" (Judith J. Lambrecht). A study to identify the technologies used to manage information in business and industry is reported in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Authoring Aids (Programming), Book Reviews, Business Education
Leh, Amy S. C.; Gazda, Russ – 1998
This article reports on two academic courses related to visual literacy: Videology and the Internet. The two projects are examples of how young learners can be educated and prepared for a visual world via courses in visual literacy. The article provides an overview of the impact of television on American society, describes each project, discusses…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1997
This framework document is the result of an extensive review of information on technology curricula from around the globe--with a focus on the work being done by Canadian education ministries, state and foreign education ministries and school jurisdictions. It is also the result of consultations with Alberta employers, employees, parents, teachers…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
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