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01010000 01001100 01000001 01011001: Play Elements in Computer Programming
Samantha Breslin
American Journal of Play Vol. 5, No. 3 (2013) pp. 357–382
This article explores the role of play in human interaction with computers in the context of computer programming. The author considers many facets of programming including the literary practice of coding, the abstract design of programs, and more...
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Attitudes and Influences toward Choosing a Business Major: The Case of Information Systems
James P. Downey; Ronnie McGaughey; David Roach
Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 231–251
Declining enrollment in MIS Departments in Colleges of Business has been the norm for many if not most universities since the dot.com bust of 2000. This has serious repercussions for the departments involved, students, and the companies that hire...
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The Effect of Using E-Learning Tools in Online and Campus-based Classrooms on Student Performance
Edith Galy; Clara Downey; Jennie Johnson
Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 209–230
Creating an integrative research framework that extends a model frequently used in the Information Systems field, the Technology Acceptance Model, together with variables used in the Education field, this empirical study investigates the factors...
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Triangular model to determine the appropriate e-media for teaching accounting core course
Saowanee Sitchawat
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2047–2050
Effective information acquisition and utilization is a key success factor in the real world, especially in the digital age. In 2004 Thammasat Business School, Thailand initiated a 5-year joint Bachelor and Master Degrees program with the objective...
Topics: Training, Teachers, Learning Objects, Business, Students
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Investigating the Availability and Use of Technology in Urban Middle School Classrooms
Russell Evans; Emin Kilinc; Hersh Waxman; W. Robert Houston
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1767–1772
The present study investigates the availability and use of instructional technology in 64 middle school classrooms serving predominantly minority students from economically-disadvantaged families. The T3 Overall Classroom Observation Measure, a high-...
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The Relationship of E-Learner Satisfaction, E-Learning Self-Efficacy and Perceived Usefulness
Joy Womble
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 2494–2498
The attraction of utilizing technology to deliver knowledge is due to the immediate benefits associated with it. It is fast, cheap, and it gets the job done. Today, implementing e-learning is common practice in public and private sectors, but...
Topics: Evaluation
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Assessing Pre-Service Students' Knowledge In A Social Studies Methods Course Using Digital Resources
John Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1997–2002
This paper is a preliminary report on the findings of a study assessing the processes related to pre-service social studies students' development of knowledge about to teaching history using digital historical resources. A comparison of...
Topics: Social Studies, Students
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The Disconnect Between Policy and Research: Examining the Research into Full-Time K-12 Online Learning
Michael Barbour
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1438–1445
While there has been some improvement in what is known about supplemental K-12 online learning, there continues to be a lack of evidence to guide the practice of full-time K-12 online learning. This paper concludes that despite considerable...
Topics: Virtual Schooling
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How do virtual world experiences bring about learning? A critical review of theories
Swee-Kin Loke
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 1 (Mar 16, 2015)
While students do learn real-world knowledge and skills in virtual worlds, educators have yet to adequately theorise how students’ virtual world experiences bring about this learning. This paper critically reviewed theories currently used to...
Language: English
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Python and Roles of Variables in Introductory Programming: Experiences from Three Educational Institutions
Uolevi Nikula; Jorma Sajaniemi; Matti Tedre; Stuart Wray
Journal of Information Technology Education: Research Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2007) pp. 199–214
Students often find that learning to program is hard. Introductory programming courses have high drop-out rates and students do not learn to program well. This paper presents experiences from three educational institutions where introductory...
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Promotion of EFL Student Motivation, Confidence, and Satisfaction Via a Learning Spiral, Peer-Scaffolding, and CMC
Wen-Chi Wu; Michael Marek; Ling Yen
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching Vol. 2, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 54–75
This study presents an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) instructional model in which peer interaction improves motivation, confidence, satisfaction, and actual performance of students. Researchers used peer interaction for repeated assignments...
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Computer Technology in the Social Studies: An Examination of the Effectiveness Literature (1996-2001)
Shelli A. Whitworth; Michael J. Berson
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 2, No. 4 (2002) pp. 471–508
Within the social studies, technology has served a dual role as an important instructional tool that may have a significant effect on the global, political, social, and economic functioning of American society. As both a method of instruction and a...
Topics: Computers, Social Studies, Students
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CALL in a Climate of Change: Adapting to Turbulent Global Conditions. Short Papers from EUROCALL 2017 (25th, Southampton, United Kingdom, August 23-26, 2017)
Kate Borthwick; Linda Bradley; Sylvie Thouësny
The 25th European Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) conference was hosted by Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton, in the United Kingdom, from the 23rd to the 26th of August 2017. The theme of ...