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Rice, Amber H.; Kitchel, Tracy – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to describe the agriculture knowledge bases for teaching of agriculture teachers and to see if a relationship existed between years of teaching experience, sources of knowledge, and development of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), using quantitative methods. A model of PCK from mathematics was utilized as a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mathematics Education, Models
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
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
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Karanam, Saraschandra; van Oostendorp, Herre; Indurkhya, Bipin – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
CoLiDeS + Pic is a cognitive model of web-navigation that incorporates semantic information from pictures into CoLiDeS. In our earlier research, we have demonstrated that by incorporating semantic information from pictures, CoLiDeS + Pic can predict the hyperlinks on the shortest path more frequently, and also with greater information scent,…
Descriptors: Semantics, Hypermedia, Semiotics, Visual Stimuli
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Meneses, Julio; Fabregues, Sergi; Rodriguez-Gomez, David; Ion, Georgeta – Computers & Education, 2012
In recent years there has been widespread interest in the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in schools. While most studies primarily focus on the use of ICT in teaching and learning, little attention has been given to their incorporation as a professional tool outside the classroom. Using a digital inequality…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Internet
Krause, Jaclyn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As Web 2.0 tools and technologies increase in popularity in consumer markets, enterprises are seeking ways to take advantage of the rich social knowledge exchanges that these tools offer. The problem this study addresses is that it remains unknown whether employees perceive that these tools offer value to the organization and therefore will be…
Descriptors: Employees, Intention, Engineering, Correlation
Francis, Linda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The study examined interest, a unique affective construct distinct from motivation, as an important instructional design consideration. New interest theory suggests that interest develops along a continuum, and at its earliest stages, may be triggered through intentional use of interesting materials and environments. Instructional designers need…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Interests, Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes
Kieu, Hung Q. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Leadership is critically important because it affects the health of the organization. Research has found that leadership is one of the most significant contributors to organizational performance. Expanding and replicating previous research, and focusing on the specific telecommunications sector, this study used multiple correlation and regression…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Telecommunications, Internet, Transformational Leadership
Chang, Shu-Hui Hsieh; Smith, Roger A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
This study examined relationships between students' perceptions of course-related interaction and their course satisfaction within the learner-centered paradigm in distance education. A Students' Perceived Interaction Survey (SPIS) instrument was developed to examine nine separate hypotheses about the nature of course-related interaction. A…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Models, Interaction
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Ndubisi, Nelson – International Journal on E-Learning, 2006
Organisational investments in information technologies have increased significantly in the past few decades. All around the globe and in Malaysia particularly, a number of educational institutions are experimenting with e-learning. Adopting the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the technology acceptance model (TAM) this article tries to…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Models
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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