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Zhang, Xiaotian; Wang, Yi; Leung, Shing on – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2023
Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and supplemented by social cognitive theory and gender schema theory, this study investigated the interactive mechanism of TAM by incorporating self-efficacy and gender as two factors in students' usage of sports bracelets. Data were collected from 682 Chinese college freshmen. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Physical Education, Gender Differences
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Matyokurehwa, Kanos; Rudhumbu, Norman; Mlambo, Chiedza P. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2020
The study sought to examine the intention to use smartphones technology as learning tools (mobile-learning) in universities in Botswana, with particular reference to a selected university. Preliminary investigations have shown that despite the high density of mobile phones in Botswana, very few of these devices seem to be used for learning…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Yan, Zi; Coniam, David – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2014
The current study aims to investigate the effects of three key demographic factors -- the language of marking, gender and age -- on markers' reactions to onscreen marking (OSM). A total of 1743 markers completed a post-marking questionnaire consisting of two previously validated scales, i.e. "Ease of Use in the OSM Environment" and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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del Barrio-García, Salvador; Arquero, José L.; Romero-Frías, Esteban – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
As long as students use Web 2.0 tools extensively for social purposes, there is an opportunity to improve students' engagement in Higher Education by using these tools for academic purposes under a Personal Learning Environment approach (PLE 2.0). The success of these attempts depends upon the reactions and acceptance of users towards e-learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Electronic Learning, Satisfaction
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Kerckaert, Stephanie; Vanderlinde, Ruben; van Braak, Johan – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
Nowadays, more and more authors are convinced that ICT (information and communication technology) in early childhood education provides multiple possibilities for young children. The current study, conducted in Flanders, aims to get a clearer picture of ICT use in Flemish preschools. For this purpose, a questionnaire was composed consisting of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Influences
Aquino, Cesar A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study represents a research validating the efficacy of Davis' Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by pairing it with the Organizational Change Readiness Theory (OCRT) to develop another extension to the TAM, using the medical Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)--Electronic Health Records (EHR) interface as the medium. The TAM posits that it is…
Descriptors: Validity, Computer Attitudes, Information Technology, Organizational Change
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Shattuck, Dominick; Corbell, Kristen A.; Osbourne, Jason W.; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda; Grable, Lisa Leonor – Computers in the Schools, 2011
In this article the authors present a confirmatory factor analysis of the Teachers' Attitudes Toward Computers (TAC) and the Teachers' Attitudes Toward Information Technology (TAT) scales by Christensen and Knezek (1996, 1998) using large samples from three states. The TAC was reduced from 98 items and nine factors to 35 items and eight factors,…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Saade, Raafat George; Kira, Dennis – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
It has been reported that as many as fifty percent of adults, including first-year University students, have some sort of computer-related phobia. This report demonstrates that the use of computers still has some unpleasant side effects despite the Internet boom in the past decade. Past research shows that computer anxiety influences how users…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Self Efficacy, Computer Attitudes, Psychometrics
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Wang, Yi-Shun – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
Although researchers have developed various scales for measuring users' computer anxiety or Internet anxiety, none of the literature has addressed the measurement of mobile computer anxiety (MCA). The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a multidimensional mobile computer anxiety scale (MCAS) based on previous research on computer…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Learning Theories, Measures (Individuals)
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Gardner, Donald G.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
This empirical study of undergraduates compared the psychometric properties, i.e., reliability and validity, of four computer attitude measures and their subscales. Results are analyzed that indicate all measures tested were essentially equal in terms of reliability and validity, and attempts to empirically derive improved scales were…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Higher Education
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Charlton, John P.; Birkett, Paul E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
Compares characteristics of students taking programming-oriented versus applications-oriented higher education courses. Topics include computer engagement, programming experience, computing attitudes, a greater gender imbalance in enrollment on the programming-oriented course, the usefulness of psychometric measures, discriminant function…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Discriminant Analysis
Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Freeman, Chris – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2007
This report is based on the assessment of ICT (information and communication technology) literacy conducted in October 2005. It describes the development of a computer-based tool for assessing ICT literacy among school students and the application of that tool with a nationally representative sample of approximately 7,400 students from Years 6 and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Software, Information Technology, Information Sources