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Hung, Yu Hsin; Chang, Ray I.; Lin, Chun Fu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
In recent decades, the rapid growth of technology has resulted in software being widely applied in various domains. Attitudes toward using software play an important role in every industry. This study aims to explore the software literacy of accounting students along with their personal traits, such as learning styles and user behavior. This was a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Accounting, Majors (Students), Computer Software
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Martin, Florence; Klein, James D.; Sullivan, Howard – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
This study investigated the effects of several elements of instruction (objectives, information, practice, examples and review) when they were combined in a systematic manner. College students enrolled in a computer literacy course used one of six different versions of a computer-based lesson delivered on the web to learn about input, processing,…
Descriptors: Computers, Internet, Computer Software, Computer Literacy
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Deacon, Andrew; Jaftha, Jacob; Horwitz, David – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
Powerful applications such as Microsoft Office's Excel and Word are widely used to perform common tasks in the workplace and in education. Scripting within these applications allows unanticipated user requirements to be addressed. We show that such extensibility, intended to support office automation-type applications, is well suited to the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Instruction, Economics
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Andrews, Paul – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1997
A survey of 185 secondary mathematics teachers investigated their perceptions of expertise and curricular justifications for the classroom use of databases, spreadsheets, Logo and BASIC. The study determined that teachers who used software regularly tended to have shorter lengths of service, better qualifications, and were more likely to be male.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software