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Yang, Hui-Jen; Lay, Yun-Long – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Nowadays people's lives heavily rely on Internet facilities. Internet users generally have constant Internet connectivity and intermittently click on sites they want to access even amidst studying or working. In this study, we sought to examine the factors affecting intermittent Internet pulling behavior on undergraduate students. Furthermore, the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Peer Influence
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Cegarra-Navarro, Juan-Gabriel; Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Canovas – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Electronic learning (e-learning) portals can be defined as websites that store and present materials for online learning, training, performance assessment, and certification. Few, if any, studies have investigated the factors that might contribute to the integration or implementation of e-learning portals in universities. With the development of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Performance Factors, Web Sites
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Kolikant, Yifat Ben-David – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
We examined students' perceptions of the appropriateness and usefulness of the Internet for schoolwork and its impact on their views on the value of school learning. We were motivated by the debate in the literature as to whether today's students are different because of the Internet, and consequently whether schools should change. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Junior High School Students, High School Students, Internet
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Brosnan, Mark J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
A survey of 119 undergraduate psychology students investigated the gender-related effects of masculinity, femininity, and perceiving technology to be masculinized upon computer anxiety in addition to the effect of significant others who use computers and the introducer of the technology. Examines the extent to which computer anxiety in teachers…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
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Ross, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; McDougall, Douglas; Bruce, Cathy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
This case study of three primary grade teachers investigated how access to computers and math teaching software influenced mathematics education reform. Discusses technology as a strategy for reducing barriers to implementation and reports results that showed technology's impact on helping teachers expand the scope of their programs and promoting…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Case Studies, Courseware, Educational Change
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Thompson, Lori Foster; Lynch, Brian J. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
Despite the potential benefits of Web-based Instruction (WBI), not everyone welcomes online learning opportunities. This study examined the psychological processes underlying opposition to WBI by collecting survey data from 257 learners enrolled in a large southeastern university. Results supported the hypothesis that those with weak Internet…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Self Efficacy