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Acar, Tülin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The aim of this paper is to determine relation between PISA Reading Skills and ICT use skills of Turkish students. In this study are four variables such as joy/like Reading, use of Libraries, Online Reading and Plausible value in reading which are dealt with as indications of reading skills. It constitutes six variables such as attitude towards…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Reading Tests
Hudson, Hannah Trierweiler – Instructor, 2011
Megan is a 14-year-old from Nebraska who just started ninth grade. She has her own digital camera, cell phone, Nintendo DS, and laptop, and one or more of these devices is usually by her side. Compared to the interactions and exploration she's engaged in at home, Megan finds the technology in her classroom falls a little flat. Most of the…
Descriptors: Workstations, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Technology Uses in Education
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Ndawula, Stephen; Ngobi, David Henry; Namugenyi, Deborah; Nakawuki, Rose Coaster – International Journal of Higher Education, 2012
University students in Uganda had been confined to use of traditional educational technologies such as chalkboards, papers and text books. Digital Media Approach recently found its way in the academia at public universities in Uganda. Information and communication technology (ICT) have become popular means of surfing, downloading and obtaining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
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Bittman, Michael; Rutherford, Leonie; Brown, Jude; Unsworth, Lens – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
The current generation of young children has been described as "digital natives", having been born into a ubiquitous digital media environment. They are envisaged as educationally independent of the guided interaction provided by "digital immigrants": parents and teachers. This article uses data from the Longitudinal Study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
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Ilomaki, Liisa – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The digital divide between genders and generations in school, i.e., between teachers and secondary school students in Finland, was investigated comparing statistical data in 1999-2000 and in 2002-2004. ICT skills were intertwined with both generation and gender. Teachers were familiar with some traditional applications, students with new…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Access to Computers, Statistical Data, Foreign Countries
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Nasah, Angelique; DaCosta, Boaventura; Kinsell, Carolyn; Seok, Soonhwa – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
Research suggests students' use of information and communication technology (ICT) may be more a matter of digital literacy and access rather than a generational trait. We sought to identify ICT preferences of post-secondary students (N = 580) through a Digital Propensity Index (DPI), investigating communication methods, Internet practices and the…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status
Isman, Aytekin; Celikli, Gulsun Ersoy – Online Submission, 2009
The main aim of this research was to find out the self-efficacy level among participant students and analyze their beliefs. This study showed that male students are more confident comparing to female student, similar to research of Bimer (2000), the computer usage has been known as biased toward the interests and fashion of men, this research also…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Computer Literacy, Academic Ability, Use Studies
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Pretorius, Marco; van Biljon, Judy – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of usability and learnability in learning management systems (LMS) by considering the experiences of information and communications technology (ICT) experts and non-experts in using the LMS of an open-distance university. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses task-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Electronic Learning, Video Technology
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Samuelsson, Ulli – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Swedish children have grown up in a digital culture, but have internalized information and communication technology (ICT) in different ways and gained most of their knowledge by peer-based learning. The aim of this study is to give an empirical understanding of patterns of ICT use among Swedish children. The data are collected through a survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Municipalities
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Hawkins, Brian L.; Oblinge, Diana G. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
Although computer ownership is not 100 percent, progress has been made on closing the digital divide. However, defining the digital divide according to the haves and have-nots of computer ownership is only a starting point. Beyond computer ownership, colleges and universities should explore the "second-level digital divide," which can be…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Access to Computers, Higher Education, Internet
George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Hsu, Yung-chen – GED Testing Service, 2006
As GED (General Educational Development) Testing Service considers the feasibility of a computer administration of the GED Tests, one issue being considered is the difference in costs of supplying only a computer-based format vs. offering both computer-based and paper formats of the GED Tests. A significant concern then arises as to whether…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Assisted Testing, High School Equivalency Programs, Computer Literacy
Schubert, Jane G. – 1984
A one-year study is being conducted to provide a comprehensive, empirical definition of the factors that produce inequitable access to computers and computer knowledge for women, to generate a list of potential solutions to this problem, and to develop a self assessment instrument for use by educators to identify the inequitable access factors…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Critical Incidents Method
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Hoffman, Donna L.; Novak, Thomas P. – Science, 1998
Investigates differences between Whites and African Americans in the United States with respect to computer access and Web use, in order to examine whether observed race differences in access/use can be accounted for by differences in income and education, how access affects use, and when race matters in access. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Blacks, Computer Literacy
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Computers have become an essential tool in society. Early exposure to computers may help students gain the computer literacy that will be crucial for future success in the workplace. Access to computers at school and at home allows students to retrieve information, manipulate data, and produce results efficiently and in innovative ways. Examining…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Miura, Irene; Hess, Robert D. – 1983
Three studies give evidence to support informal reports of sex differences in computer access, interest, and use in the school-aged population. In the first study, a survey of 87 middle and upper income students in grades 5 to 8 revealed that more boys than girls owned home microcomputers and that use of the home computer also differed by gender.…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
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