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Carroll, Norine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
By the year 2025, 75% of the workforce will consist of Generation Y (Kim, 2017). With the major shift in the workforce, organizations must consider the different learning styles and expectations of the Y generation, as compared to the previous, dominant generations (Tulgan, 2009). In order to determine if there is a difference in short-term and…
Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Generational Differences, Pretests Posttests, Computer Assisted Instruction
Allen, Nara L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a computer cognitive training program on depression levels in older mildly cognitive impaired individuals. Peterson et al. (1999), defines mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as a transitional stage in which an individual's memory deteriorates and his likelihood of developing Alzheimer's…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Neurological Impairments, Depression (Psychology), Training
Sprenger, Karl Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The primary purpose of this study is to provide solid quantitative data demonstrating how teachers are perceived to change in a one-to-one laptop environment, both as a whole and by subject area, during a laptop initiative that includes significant investments in professional development. The main research question is "Do teachers change their…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Styles, Observation, Teacher Surveys
Gesbocker, Shestine R. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess if there was a relationship between sixth, seventh, and eighth grade student's level of mastery of basic math facts and their mathematical scaled score from a standardized test, whether computer assisted instruction (CAI) software improved seventh grade students' ability to master their basic math…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Middle School Students