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Direct linkSage, Kara; Jackson, Sophia; Mauer, Larissa; Stockdale, Kayden – Educational Media International, 2022
Students frequently recruit digital devices to aid their academics. Past research has often focused on computers, with growing research on more mobile devices like tablets. Despite owning smartphones at high rates, little research has focused on college students' use of smartphones for academics. In the present study, students were randomly…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Laptop Computers, Tablet Computers, College Students
Martin, Florence; Gezer, Tuba; Anderson, Jimmeka; Polly, Drew; Wang, WeiChao – Educational Media International, 2021
Children are exposed to digital devices at an early age. This study examines parents' perception of student digital safety on technology use, time spent, parent concerns and knowledge on various digital safety topics. Through a survey-based study, we analyzed data collected from 113 parents. Parents mentioned that their kids use Internet via…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Safety, Internet, Handheld Devices
Padmanabhan, Poornima; Wise, Alyssa Friend – Educational Media International, 2012
Low-cost laptop programs attempt to address gaps in access to computers in developing countries. However, the translation of computing access from intention to actuality is mediated by many situational factors. This research presents a case study of how access to a set of laptops donated to a school for socially disadvantaged children in India was…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Strategic Planning
Eden, Sigal; Shamir, Adina; Fershtman, Maayan – Educational Media International, 2011
The current study examined the effect of using laptops on the spelling skills of students with learning disabilities (LD). It was conducted as part of the Israeli "Katom" (A Computer for Every Class, Student, and Teacher) Program. Participants included 93 Hebrew-speaking students with LD aged 13-16, who attend 10 special education…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Test Results, Spelling
Firmin, Michael W.; Wood, Whitney L. Muhlenkamp; Firmin, Ruth L.; Wood, Jordan C. – Educational Media International, 2010
The present qualitative research study addressed the overall research question of college students' pretention dynamics in the context of a university setting. Thirty-five Mac users were interviewed on a university campus that exclusively supports PC machines. Mac users shared four self-admitted pretensions related to using Macintosh computers.…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Computers, Interviews, Student Attitudes
Towndrow, Phillip A.; Vaish, Viniti – Educational Media International, 2009
This paper presents illustrative findings from a one-year pilot study undertaken in the English department of a high school in Singapore that was in the first year of implementing a one-to-one wireless laptop programme. The findings show that learning was often constrained by lecture-style presentations and overt test preparation. Despite…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers
