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Ngai, E. W. T.; Poon, J. K. L.; Chan, Y. H. C. – Computers and Education, 2007
Web Course Tools (WebCT) have enhanced the ability and motivation of institutes of higher education to support e-learning. In this study, we extended the Technology Acceptance Model to include technical support as a precursor and then investigated the role of the extended model in user acceptance of WebCT. Responses from 836 university students…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Models, Higher Education, College Students
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Vos, Hans J. – Computers and Education, 1994
Describes the construction of a model of computer-assisted instruction using a qualitative block diagram based on general systems theory (GST) as a framework. Subject matter representation is discussed, and appendices include system variables and system equations of the GST model, as well as an example of developing flexible courseware. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Models
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Gray, D. E.; Black, T. R. – Computers and Education, 1994
Defines prototyping as an original version or model on which a completed software system for computer-based training is formed; examines the development process of a prototype; describes how prototyping can assist in facilitating communication between educational technology, software engineering, and project management; and discusses why…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
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Knussen, Christina; And Others – Computers and Education, 1991
Discusses methods that may be applied to the evaluation of hypermedia, based on six models described by Lawton. Techniques described include observation, self-report measures, interviews, automated measures, psychometric tests, checklists and criterion-based techniques, process models, Experimentally Measuring Usability (EMU), and a naturalistic…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Criteria
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Chaudhry, Farouk I.; Fakhro, Samir Q. – Computers and Education, 1986
Discussion of implementation plans for the introduction of microcomputers into secondary schools in Bahrain highlights the establishment of training programs for teachers, selection of appropriate hardware, and development of an Arabic Standard for software design. A brief overview of the structure of Bahrain's school system is given. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Centralization, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
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Smith, P. R.; Pollard, D. – Computers and Education, 1986
Discusses role of computer simulation in complementing and extending conventional components of undergraduate engineering education process in United Kingdom universities and polytechnics. Aspects of computer-based learning are reviewed (laboratory simulation, lecture and tutorial support, inservice teacher education) with reference to programs in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Engineering Education