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LaShaunta' R. Matthews – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Today, technology plays a crucial role in the daily lives of young children, even in their pre-kindergarten education. In an explanatory sequential mixed methods study, I addressed the following guiding question: "What are urban pre-kindergarten directors' self-reported behaviors associated with the International Society for Technology in…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Urban Schools, Preschool Education
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Orji, Fidelia A.; Vassileva, Julita; Greer, Jim – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2021
Persuasive Technologies (PT) are computational methods, strategies, and design techniques, grounded in social psychology to change user attitudes/behaviours. PTs have been applied in diverse areas, such as eCommerce, health, workplace, vehicles, urban and ambient environments. A kind of PT that has become popular in eLearning is known under the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Class Size
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Tallon, J. M.; Saavedra Dias, R.; Costa, A. M.; Leitão, J. C.; Barros, A.; Rodrigues, V.; Monteiro, M. J.; Almeida, A.; Narciso, J.; Silva, A. J. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study aimed to summarize the evidence of the impact of school-based nutrition education programs that incorporate technology on the acquisition of nutrition-related knowledge and behavior change of adolescents. Literature searches were conducted using Cochrane Library, Pubmed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science databases. Studies…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Technology Integration, Electronic Learning, Video Technology
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Lux, Nicholas; Lux, Christine – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2015
Despite a comprehensive body of research on field experiences in teacher education, technology-rich early field experiences in early childhood environments is one particular area of inquiry lacking substantive current research. Therefore, this study was conducted to better understand how preservice teachers' perceptions of global concepts related…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teachers, Influence of Technology
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Odom, Samuel L.; Thompson, Julie L.; Hedges, Susan; Boyd, Brian A.; Dykstra, Jessica R.; Duda, Michelle A.; Szidon, Kathrine L.; Smith, Leann E.; Bord, Aimee – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
The use of technology in intervention and instruction for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is increasing at a striking rate. The purpose of this paper is to examine the research literature underlying the use of technology in interventions and instruction for high school students with ASD. In this paper, authors propose a theoretical…
Descriptors: Intervention, Assistive Technology, Adolescents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Odom, Samuel L.; Thompson, Julie L.; Hedges, Susan; Boyd, Brian A.; Dykstra, Jessica R.; Duda, Michelle A.; Szidon, Kathrine L.; Smith, Leann E.; Bord, Aimee – Grantee Submission, 2015
The use of technology in intervention and instruction for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is increasing at a striking rate. The purpose of this paper is to examine the research literature underlying the use of technology in interventions and instruction for high school students with ASD. In this paper, authors propose a theoretical…
Descriptors: Intervention, Assistive Technology, Adolescents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2014
Student access to technology is no longer a privilege: it is a prerequisite for full participation in high-quality education opportunities. While this fundamental right to technology access for learning is nonnegotiable, it is also just the first step to equitable learning opportunities. Society must continue to ask questions about the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Influence of Technology, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
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Stanley, Denise – Journal of Education for Business, 2013
Larger classes are often associated with lower student achievement. The author tested the hypothesis that the introduction of personal response systems significantly improves scores in a 250-seat classroom, through the channels of improved attendance and engagement. She focused on how continuous participation with the technology could change…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Large Group Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Learner Engagement
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Chen, Li-Ling – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2012
With the growing needs to address the challenges that new teachers face and the popularity of social networking technology, this study explores how to increase the effectives of teaching through the use of such technology, and how the technology may serve to promote collaboration and open new resources of support in public education. In this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Definitions, Barriers
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Lacina, Jan – Childhood Education, 2009
Across the United States, many school districts are investing large sums of money to install interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in classrooms. For example, the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) aims to become a "digital district" by installing IWBs into 5,000 classrooms over the next two years. This particular implementation of…
Descriptors: Electronic Classrooms, Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Influence of Technology
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Sprietsma, Maresa – Education Economics, 2012
The number of schools that have access to computers and the Internet has increased rapidly since the beginning of the 1990s. However, evidence of their effectiveness as pedagogical tools to acquire reading and math skills is still the object of debate. We use repeated cross-section data from Brazil to evaluate the effect of the availability of a…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills
Bobbera, Robert L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The school principal's role is demanding. Responsible for complex systems impacting student learning, the principal must possess knowledge in varied areas of the educational system. Rising from the roots of the teaching principal, the leadership paradigm of modern school principals has evolved over time. With the integration of digital…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Principals, Capacity Building, Action Research
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Gao, Fei; Luo, Tian; Zhang, Ke – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This study critically analyzed the current body of published research on microblogging in education (MIE) to build a deep and comprehensive understanding of this increasingly popular phenomenon. Twenty-one studies on MIE in 2008-2011 were selected based on the selection criteria and analyzed to answer the following questions: What types of…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Educational Benefits, Program Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing
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Underwood, Jean; Dillon, Gayle – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2011
The teaching profession's response to the inexorable march of new technology into education has been a focus of research for some 30 years. Linked with the impact of ICT on measurable performance outcomes, teacher attitudes to technology and the impact on pedagogic practice have been central to that research, a research that has often seen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Attitudes, Educational Research
Aguaded, J. Ignacio; Fandos, M.; Perez, M. Amor – Online Submission, 2009
This paper displays some results from research carried out in Andalusia (Spain) to evaluate the impact of the educational innovation policy developed by the regional government through widely introducing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in primary and secondary schools (ICT Centres). Specifically, it analysed the effect of the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
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