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Wiseman, Alexander W.; Anderson, Emily – Computers & Education, 2012
The widespread use and availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) has greatly impacted how nations conceptualize innovation and the ways formal mass education can be used to advance socio-political and economic agendas. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have increasingly focused on the roles of science and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Innovation, Trend Analysis
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Thinyane, Hannah – Computers & Education, 2010
In 2001 Marc Prensky coined the phrase "digital natives" to refer to the new generation of students who have grown up surrounded by technology. His companion papers spurred large amounts of research, debating changes that are required to curricula and pedagogical models to cater for the changes in the student population. This article…
Descriptors: Internet, Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
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Uzunboylu, Huseyin; Bicen, Huseyin; Cavus, Nadire – Computers & Education, 2011
Technological developments have affected teachers' instructional techniques: technology has allowed the concept of education to be viewed from different perspectives. The aim of this research is to integrate Web 2.0 tools, which are sparsely found on the internet (each tool is on a different site), into education and see if it positively affects…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Networks, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
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Tang, Thomas Li-Ping; Austin, M. Jill – Computers & Education, 2009
This study examined business students' perceptions of four objectives (i.e., Enjoyment, Learning, Motivation, and Career Application) across five teaching technologies (i.e., Projector, PowerPoint, Video, the Internet, and Lecture), business professors' effective application of technologies, and students' academic performance. We collected data…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Business Education, Influence of Technology
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Carle, Adam C.; Jaffee, David; Miller, Deborah – Computers & Education, 2009
Can modern, computer-based technology engage college students and improve their academic achievement in college? Although numerous examples detail technology's classroom uses, few studies empirically examine whether technologically oriented pedagogical changes factually lead to positive outcomes among college students. In this pilot study, we used…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Methodology
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Chou, Shih-Wei; Min, Hui-Tzu – Computers & Education, 2009
This study examines an alternative function of information sharing--social construction of meaning. Drawing on social construction, social interaction, and task closure theories, we explored the influence of both the media environment in which students are situated and the medium that group members choose to communicate with one another on the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Virtual Classrooms