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Factors Influencing Exemplary Science Teachers' Levels of Computer Use
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Hakverdi, Meral; Dana, Thomas M.; Swain, Colleen – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine exemplary science teachers' use of technology in science instruction, factors influencing their level of computer use, their level of knowledge/skills in using specific computer applications for science instruction, their use of computer-related applications/tools during their instruction, and their…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Knowledge Level, Computer Uses in Education, Science Teachers
Great Expectations of ICT? "Oh Sairey, Sairey, Little Do We Know Wot Lays Afore Us!"
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Downs, Christopher J.; Palmer, Vivienne – Higher Education Review, 2009
The UK' s Joint Information Systems Committee recently commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake some research on students' expectations and experiences of the use of ICT in higher education. In this article we attempt to give a flavour of the research findings and comment on some key issues in connection with the use of ICT in higher education. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Use Studies, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
In-Service Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Professional Development, and Web 2.0 Tools for Integration
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Pan, Shu Chien; Franklin, Teresa – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: The implementation and integration of computer technologies in K-12 education has seen nearly constant growth since the early 1980s (Culp, Honey, Mandinach & Bailey, 2003), in part because this trend has become synonymous with skills that students will need as participants in a competitive global economy (Culp et al., 2003). It has…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Elementary Secondary Education, Self Efficacy, Technology Integration
E-Learning Adoption: The Role of Relative Advantages, Trialability and Academic Specialisation
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Hsbollah, Hafizah Mohamad; Idris, Kamil Md. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate Universiti Utara Malaysia UUM lecturers' perception of the decision regarding adopting e-learning as a teaching tool. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 244 lecturers in Universiti Utara Malaysia. Internal consistency using Cronbach alpha and exploratory factor analysis with…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Computer Attitudes, Technology Integration
Exploring Faculty Incentives and Barriers to Participation in Web-Based Instruction
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Kinuthia, Wanjira – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2006
The area of integration of technology in education is a continuous effort that revolves around looking for factors and practices that can be applied to encourage faculty to integrate technology into their areas of teaching. Web-based instruction (WBI) is one of the technologies affecting higher education, and historically Black colleges and…
Descriptors: Incentives, Web Based Instruction, Internet, Black Colleges
Factors Contributing to the Successful Implementation of Technology Innovations
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Ensminger, David C.; Surry, Daniel W.; Porter, Barry E.; Wright, Dawn – Educational Technology & Society, 2004
This paper reports the results of a study into the conditions that facilitate the implementation of instructional innovations. One hundred seventy-nine participants completed an online instrument designed to determine the relative importance of eight conditions shown to facilitate implementation. This paper describes the construction and testing…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Factor Analysis, Program Implementation, Performance Factors