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The Prediction of the Students' Academic Underachievement in Mathematics Using the DEA Model: A Developing Country Case Study
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Moradi, Fatemeh; Amiripour, Parvaneh – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
In this study, an attempt was made to predict the students' mathematical academic underachievement at the Islamic Azad University-Yadegare-Imam branch and the appropriate strategies in mathematical academic achievement to be applied using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model. Survey research methods were used to select 91 students from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prediction, Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement
Improving Technology Acceptance Modeling for Disadvantaged Communities Using a Systems Engineering Approach
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Fletcher, Jordan L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Developing nations are poised to spend billions on information and communication technology (ICT) innovation in 2020. A study of the historical adoption of ICT in developing nations has indicated that their adoption patterns do not follow typical technology innovation adoption models. This study addressed the weaknesses found in existing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged, Information Technology
Beyond Economy: Impact of National Cultural Values on Nationwide Broadband Internet Diffusion
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Joo, Sung-Hee – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines how the non-conventional factors of national cultural values and government involvement affect the diffusion of broadband Internet technologies in various nations around the world. An innovative element of the study was the examination of the influence patterns at different stages of diffusion, which was measured by the number…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Multiple Regression Analysis, Values, Internet
Modeling Computer Usage Intentions of Tertiary Students in a Developing Country through the Technology Acceptance Model
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Afari-Kumah, Eben; Achampong, Akwasi Kyere – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
This study aims to examine the computer usage intentions of Ghanaian Tertiary Students. The Technology Acceptance Model was adopted as the theoretical framework to ascertain whether it could help explain behavioral intentions of individuals to accept and use technology. Factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity of the initial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
An Exploration of Student Internet Use in India: The Technology Acceptance Model and the Theory of Planned Behaviour
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Fusilier, Marcelline; Durlabhji, Subhash – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore behavioral processes involved in internet technology acceptance and use with a sample in India, a developing country that can potentially benefit from greater participation in the web economy. Design/methodology/approach - User experience was incorporated into the technology acceptance model (TAM)…
Descriptors: Models, Multiple Regression Analysis, Foreign Countries, Internet
The Relevant Education for Agriculture and Production (REAP) Nine-Year Evaluation: Implications for Development Education.
Massey, Romeo M. – 1986
Belize's Relevant Education for Agriculture and Production (REAP) national primary school program is described in data from seven annual formative evaluations (1979-1985). The 1984-85 program/school evaluation included 54 rural REAP schools and utilized a 43-item questionnaire containing eight quality sub-variables. The quality of REAP schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Skills, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations