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"Txtn Is Ez F U No H2 Rd": The Relation between Reading Ability and Text-Messaging Behaviour
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Coe, J. E. L.; Oakhill, J. V. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
A study was carried out to explore whether or not there is a relationship between children's reading ability and text-messaging behaviour. The aims of this study were to compare good and poor readers on their amount of usage of mobile phones, the frequency and type of text devices they used, and the speed at which they could read messages in…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Student Behavior, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail
ICT Use in Education: Different Uptake and Practice in Hebrew-Speaking and Arabic-Speaking Schools in Israel
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Nachmias, R.; Mioduser, D.; Forkosh-Baruch, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2010
Closing educational gaps between sub-populations in Israel, particularly between students in Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking schools, persists to be one of the priorities of Israel's education system. In the field of information and communication technology (ICT), this goal refers to infrastructure as well as practice, i.e. teaching and…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies, Educational Practices
A Survey of Microcomputer Use and Provision in Primary Schools.
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Jackson, A.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1986
Presents results from an exhaustive survey of Hertfordshire (England) primary schools which provides detailed information on microcomputer provision, classroom use, and headteachers' and teachers' aims and attitudes. An analysis of factors that influence microcomputer use is included. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Software, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Effects of Experience on Microcomputer Use in Primary Schools: Results of a Second Survey.
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Jackson, Anita C.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Compares results of a current survey with an earlier one conducted in the United Kingdom to examine microcomputer use in primary schools. Highlights include the effect of experience; teacher training; influences on software use; individual versus group use; influences on cooperative behavior; teachers' aims in using microcomputers; and future…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Naked into the World: IT Teaching Experiences on a Final Primary School Teaching Practice--A Second Survey.
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Dunn, S.; Ridgway, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1991
Describes results of a survey of student teachers in the United Kingdom who described their experiences with information technology (IT) during their final primary teaching practice. Data are related to an earlier survey of the same students during their first teaching practice to explore changes in their practices and beliefs about IT. (14…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology, Elementary Education