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Sim, KwongNui; Butson, Russell – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2014
This scoping study examines the degree to which twenty two undergraduate students used their personal computers to support their academic study. The students were selected based on their responses to a questionnaire aimed at gauging their degree of computer skill. Computer activity data was harvested from the personal computers of eighteen…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Uses in Education, Study Habits, Questionnaires
Lee, Youngju – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2009
In this study, an interpretive qualitative approach was employed to explore how pre-K children interact with educational software programs. This study addressed four aspects of children's computer use: mouse manipulation, interface interpretation, level of enthusiasm or disengagement, and human interaction between peers and between a child and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Learner Engagement, Observation
Johnson, Nicola F. – E-Learning, 2009
This article highlights the practice of a group of New Zealand teenagers who are considered by their family and themselves to be technological experts. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's key concepts of habitus, field and capital, this text identifies and discusses the cyber-relations that constitute the practice in the field of home computer use for…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Foreign Countries, Expertise, Use Studies
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
Yaman, Metin – Online Submission, 2007
Computer-based and web-based applications are primary educational tools that are used in order to motivate students in today's schools. In the physical education field, educational applications related with the computer and the internet became more prevalent in order to present visual and interactive learning processes. On the other hand, some…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Computer Uses in Education, Physical Education Teachers, Use Studies
Starr, Robin M.; Milheim, William D. – Educational Technology, 1996
To determine how the Internet is being used in education, researchers surveyed newsgroup participants. Questions concerned demographics and usage. Responses totaled 147. Results indicate that there is a solid foundation of users who are optimistic about the future despite hardware and software problems and concerns about offensive material. Seven…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education

Kaminer, Noam – Library & Information Science Research, 1997
A survey of university Ph.D. faculty (biologists and social scientists) investigated the relationship between Internet use and computer use (experience and perceived expertise), experience with Internet use, perceived expertise of Internet use, and perceived utility of the Internet. Survey showed that skilled computer users were more likely to…
Descriptors: Biology, College Faculty, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
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

Chiero, Robin T. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
This study of 36 K-12 teachers focused on computer use for noninstructional activities and their perspectives on facilitating and impeding factors. Study revealed that computers were used 94% for preparing instructional materials and 58% for finding subject area information. Most common obstacle to computer use was not enough time to learn new…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Educational Technology
Cole, Lucy B. – 1995
This practicum was developed to help educators overcome their uncomfortableness when using a computer. Seven adult educators were avoiding using the computers purchased for them to use in their classroom with their students. These seven adult educators showed on a survey that they were very uncomfortable using computers and were unable to perform…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education

Mitra, Ananda; Steffensmeier, Timothy; Lenzmeier, Stefne; Massoni, Angela – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Examines two components related to faculty adoption of computers on university campuses: change in use patterns and change in attitudes and opinions. Results show that use and attitudes are multidimensional constructs and that changes happen at different rates for different categories of use. Findings suggest that faculty members need adequate…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Grasel, Cornelia – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2007
In recent years, some endeavours have been made to overcome the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge. In many countries projects have been conducted that aim to disseminate research-based knowledge in the practical field of education. This article presents an approach to the implementation of research results. This approach is referred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Teacher Behavior
Mitchell, Denise R.; Dunbar, Carol A. – Child Care in Practice, 2006
This paper analyses the role of computers within the nursery sector and what are viewed as the potential benefits and concerns of introducing young children to computers. It also examines how the computer is introduced and presented to young children and the form it takes. Data collection comprises a number of methods: questionnaires,…
Descriptors: Nursery Schools, Preschool Children, Educational Technology, Emergent Literacy
Hope, Warren C. – 1995
The purpose of this study was to examine the initiation and implementation of microcomputer technology in the educational environment of N.H. Jones Elementary School (Ocala, Florida) and to assess its impact on teachers. Microcomputer technology was configured as a teacher workstation. A conceptual framework was developed to promote microcomputer…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Carey, Regan; Gall, Meredith – 1986
This study investigates whether the recommendations for increased emphasis on computer technology in education made by such organizations as the National Commission on Excellence in Education, the National Science Board, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement are being heeded formally in the public…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Assessment