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Hughes, Joan E.; Liu, Sa; Lim, Mihyun – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2016
This 7-year, cross-sectional study of a 1:1 laptop teacher preparatory program in the United States examined the nature and change in faculty technological modeling. Using survey methods, preservice teachers (n = 932) reported their faculty's use of technological activities in coursework. Through descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Light, Daniel; Pierson, Elizabeth – Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, Inc, 2012
One-to-one computing programs and laptop programs have been a popular approach to education reform in developing countries over the last decade. A motivation behind so many one-to-one laptop programs is the desire to overcome with one powerful resource the historical lack of educational tools and resources available in developing countries.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Laptop Computers
Zucker, Andrew A. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
By all accounts, the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) is a special school. It was the first public charter high school in Denver to become a one-to-one laptop school, thanks to a $1 million gift from Hewlett-Packard. Even though the school accepts applicants via a lottery system and its charter requires that 40% of its students come…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Low Income Groups, High Schools
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Lauricella, Sharon; Kay, Robin – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Considerable research has been conducted examining the use of laptops in higher education, however, a reliable and valid scale to assess in-class use of laptops has yet to be developed. The purpose of the following study was to develop and evaluate the "Laptop Effectiveness Scale" (LES). The scale consisted of four constructs: academic…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals)
Academy for Educational Development, 2009
Technology has dramatically changed the world--now almost anyone can "move" at Internet-speed; people who were marginalized are able to find information on acquiring micro-loans to start businesses, and villages previously unconnected to the telecommunications grid now have affordable cell phone access. As technology becomes easier to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Sustainable Development, Health Services
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Bebell, Damian; Kay, Rachel – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2010
This paper examines the educational impacts of the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative (BWLI), a pilot program that provided 1:1 technology access to all students and teachers across five public and private middle schools in western Massachusetts. Using a pre/post comparative study design, the current study explores a wide range of program…
Descriptors: Research Design, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Research Methodology