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Legacy, Chelsey; Zieffler, Andrew; Fry, Elizabeth Brondos; Le, Laura – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2022
The influx of data and the advances in computing have led to calls to update the introductory statistics curriculum to better meet the needs of the contemporary workforce. To this end, we developed the COMputational Practices in Undergraduate TEaching of Statistics (COMPUTES) instrument, which can be used to measure the extent to which computation…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
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Siddiq, Fazilat; Scherer, Ronny – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
Teachers' integration of information and communication technology (ICT) has been widely studied, given that digital competence is considered to be a crucial outcome of twenty first century education. In this context, research highlighted teachers' computer self-efficacy (CSE) as one of the most important determinants of their ICT integration into…
Descriptors: Correlation, Technological Literacy, Technology Integration, Information Technology
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Teo, Timothy; Huang, Fang; Hoi, Cathy Ka Weng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Given the paradox between pervasive promotion of technology use in English teaching and lack of studies about teachers' technology acceptance in China, this study aims to examine intentions of English teachers in China to use technology in their classroom teaching. Based on the technology acceptance model, eight variables including perceived…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Intention, English (Second Language)
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Karamti, Chiraz – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
Measuring the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is a contemporary question of interest. Despite the general acceptance that ICTs are changing ways of learning, empirical research conducted to date does not consistently verify the efficacy of such changes. Several studies supporting positive impacts of ICTs on achievement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Influence of Technology, Academic Achievement
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Nelson, Klara; Courier, Marcy; Joseph, Gilbert W. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2011
This paper describes the results of a survey of teaching faculty at a medium-sized university in the southeastern United States to determine core curriculum items that should be taught to ensure that graduates have the capabilities and skills to fully participate in the digital society. There was considerable agreement between the colleges…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Literacy, Core Curriculum, Needs Assessment
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Chen, Ho-Yuan; Jang, Syh-Jong – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
This study highlights trends and features of E-books and their versatility of this tool in elementary educational settings. There has been little quantitative research employed to examine teachers' reasons for using or not using E-books. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary school mathematics and science teachers' reasons for using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
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Gu, Xiaoqing; Zhu, Yuankun; Guo, Xiaofeng – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
The past few decades have witnessed the rapid development of information and communication technology around the world, as well as continuing efforts to introduce technology into K12 schools. To gauge the success of integrating technology into classrooms, how end users, including teachers and students, accept and use technology while overcoming a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Attitudes
Moyer, John Thayer – Online Submission, 2011
This revised 1997 ex post facto study attempted to identify a lifelong adaptability curriculum from a cultural literacy perspective. It investigated students' lifelong adaptability ratings of 15 general school subjects as predicted by family structure, parental age, parental educational level, student cultural literacy, and student gender;…
Descriptors: Home Economics, Suburban Schools, Intelligence, Physical Education
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Kluever, Raymond C.; And Others – 1992
This study investigates the Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) in terms of reliability, factorial validity, and fit to a unidimensional model. The sample for this study consisted of 265 teachers from 20 schools and school districts in one state who attended evening and weekend classes that emphasized teachers teaching teachers about classroom…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Literacy, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nash, John B.; Moroz, Pauline A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
This study, utilizing data from 208 educators, obtained estimates of the reliability of the four subscale version of the 40-item Computer Attitude Scale (CAS); provided detailed information regarding the factor patterns of the CAS subscales; and provided evidence about the differential validity of the CAS among four groups with differing intensity…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Evaluation Methods
Kinzie, Mable B.; Delcourt, Marcia A. B. – 1991
The development and validation of two instruments which measure attitudes and self-efficacy of teacher education students and practicing teachers toward computer use are described. One instrument--Attitudes toward Computer Technologies (ACT)--assesses perceived usefulness of and comfort/anxiety with computer technologies. The second…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Computer Literacy, Computers
Madsen, Jane M.; Sebastiani, Lee Ann – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1987
Describes pre/posttest study that measured the change in knowledge of and attitudes toward microcomputers among 30 high school teachers participating in an inservice computer literacy course in Pennsylvania. The Minnesota Computer Literacy and Awareness Assessment was used, and results showed significant improvement in both areas. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Change Strategies