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Hamaluba, Tommie – Journal of Learning for Development, 2022
This paper presents a study that focused on assessing computer and ICT skills of business subjects' learners at Botswana Open University (BOU). The study explored the levels of computer skills; existence of ICT skills and perception of business subject learners on the adoption and use of ICT skills for teaching and learning. A sample size of 223…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technological Literacy, Business Administration Education, Open Universities
Baltaci Göktalay, Sehnaz; Alabay, Sercan; Bozkurt, Idris Uraz; Asik, Serhat – Online Submission, 2015
This paper aims to investigate the potential of printed computer advertisements (between 1970 and 1990) in the development of communicative and written competence in English language along with teaching computer technologies. The research was conducted with 179 printed computer advertisements and the data was taken by the help of Abbyy Finereader…
Descriptors: Advertising, Computers, Communicative Competence (Languages), Writing Skills
Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to look at the state, adoption and use of ICTs by students and academic staff at Mzuzu University. Design/methodology/approach: The research used a survey method whose study population included students, academic and library staff. Data for the study were collected using an interview guide and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education
Lane, Alison E.; Ziviani, Jenny M. – Computers & Education, 2010
Effective use of computers in education for children requires consideration of individual and developmental characteristics of users. There is limited empirical evidence, however, to guide educational programming when it comes to children and their acquisition of computing skills. This paper reports on the influence of previous experience and…
Descriptors: Computers, Programming, Computer Literacy, Academic Achievement
Panagiotakopoulos, Chris; Sarris, Menelaos – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2008
This study focuses on the use of computers in the field of education. It reports a series of experimental mouse move and click tasks on constant and moving stimuli. These experiments attempt to explore the efficiency with which individuals of different skill level and age group perform using a mouse. Differences in performance between high-skill…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Peripherals, Efficiency
Rau, Pei-Luen Patrick; Hsu, Jia-Wen – Educational Gerontology, 2005
This study investigated the effects of interaction devices on the Internet performance of novice older users, and ways to provide appropriate voice assistance to enhance browsing and searching performance of such users. Three experiments were designed and conducted to test three hypotheses. The results indicated that touch screen and handwriting…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Computer Peripherals, Computer Literacy, Older Adults
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1989
The sixth statewide survey of school principals (1,094) and district superintendents (92) was conducted in April 1989 by the South Carolina State Department of Education Office of Instructional Technology with response rates of 99% and 100% respectively. This report uses tables, charts, and graphs to illustrate the results of the survey and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education