Computers & Education
December 2007 Volume 49, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 27
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Technology planning: A roadmap to successful technology integration in schools
Yasemin Gülbahar
Since the advent of technologies available for teaching and learning, schools have been advocating considerable amount of their funds for the procurement of hi-tech technologies. Despite this huge ... More
pp. 943-956
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Analysis of utility and use of a web-based tool for digital signal processing teaching by means of a technological acceptance model
S.L. Toral, F. Barrero & M.R. Martínez-Torres
This paper presents an exploratory study about the development of a structural and measurement model for the technological acceptance (TAM) of a web-based educational tool. The aim consists of... More
pp. 957-975
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Computer usage and the validity of self-assessed computer competence among first-year business students
Joan A. Ballantine, Patricia McCourt Larres & Peter Oyelere
This study evaluates the reliability of self-assessment as a measure of computer competence. This evaluation is carried out in response to recent research which has employed self-reported ratings... More
pp. 976-990
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Comparing computer-supported dynamic modeling and ‘paper & pencil’ concept mapping technique in students’ collaborative activity
Vassilis Komis, Marida Ergazaki & Vassiliki Zogza
This study aims at highlighting the collaborative activity of two high school students (age 14) in the cases of modeling the complex biological process of plant growth with two different tools: the... More
pp. 991-1017
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Common needs and different agendas: How trainee teachers make progress in their ability to use ICT in subject teaching. Some lessons from the UK
Terry Anthony Haydn & Roy Barton
The paper reports on the outcomes of a British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTa) funded study which explored the views of teacher trainees and their mentors in two different ... More
pp. 1018-1036
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Visualization of participation: Does it contribute to successful computer-supported collaborative learning?
Jeroen Janssen, Gijsbert Erkens, Gellof Kanselaar & Jos Jaspers
This study investigated the effects of visualization of participation during computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). It is hypothesized that visualization of participation could... More
pp. 1037-1065
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Surveying instructor and learner attitudes toward e-learning
Shu-Sheng Liaw, Hsiu-Mei Huang & Gwo-Dong Chen
The trend of using e-learning as a learning and/or teaching tool is now rapidly expanding into education. Although e-learning environments are popular, there is minimal research on instructors’ and... More
pp. 1066-1080
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A role-playing virtual world for web-based application courses
Colin Depradine
With the rapid development of the information communication and technology (ICT) infrastructure in the Caribbean, there is an increasing demand for skilled software developers to meet the ICT needs... More
pp. 1081-1096
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Does lego training stimulate pupils’ ability to solve logical problems?
Jörgen Lindh & Thomas Holgersson
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a one-year regular robotic toys (lego) training on school pupils’ performance. The underlying pedagogical perspective is the... More
pp. 1097-1111
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Home-PC usage and achievement in English
Folkvard Nævdal
This article investigates the relation between home computer use and performance in English at school. The sample consists of 656 tenth-class students (age 15–16) in upper-secondary schools in... More
pp. 1112-1121
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Designing and developing a language environment for second language writers
Ola Knutsson, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Kerstin Severinson Eklundh & Stefan Westlund
This paper presents a field study carried out with learners who used a grammar checker in real writing tasks in an advanced course at a Swedish university. The objective of the study was to... More
pp. 1122-1146
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The interactivity effect in multimedia learning
Chris Evans & Nicola J. Gibbons
The aim of this study was to determine whether the addition of interactivity to a computer-based learning package enhances the learning process. A sample of 33 (22 male and 11 female)... More
pp. 1147-1160
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On-line peer assessment and the role of the peer feedback: A study of high school computer course
Sheng-Chau Tseng & Chin-Chung Tsai
The purposes of this study were to explore the effects and the validity of on-line peer assessment in high schools and to analyze effects of various types of peer feedback on students. The... More
pp. 1161-1174
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The socio-economic dimensions of ICT-driven educational change
Jörg Müller, Juana M. Sancho Gil, Fernando Hernández, Xavier Giró & Alejandra Bosco
This paper analyses the varied socio-economic implications of ICT-based educational change. Drawing from a rich, 3-year long research project with 20 secondary schools throughout Europe, the social... More
pp. 1175-1188
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Mediating the impact of technology usage on perceived ease of use by anxiety
Raafat George Saadé & Dennis Kira
Computerphobic adults including first-year university students have been reported to range from 25% to 50%. Although self-reported computer anxiety has reduced in the past decade, it continues to... More
pp. 1189-1204
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Genetic algorithm based multi-agent system applied to test generation
Anbo Meng, Luqing Ye, Daniel Roy & Pierre Padilla
Automatic test generating system in distributed computing context is one of the most important links in on-line evaluation system. Although the issue has been argued long since, there is not a... More
pp. 1205-1223
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An empirical analysis of the antecedents of web-based learning continuance
Chao-Min Chiu, Szu-Yuan Sun, Pei-Chen Sun & Teresa L. Ju
Like any other product, service and Web-based application, the success of Web-based learning depends largely on learners’ satisfaction and other factors that will eventually increase learners’... More
pp. 1224-1245
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Development of an interactive computer-based learning strategy to assist in teaching water quality modelling
Sasha Zigic & Charles J. Lemckert
The following paper presents a computer-based learning strategy to assist in introducing and teaching water quality modelling to undergraduate civil engineering students. As part of the learning... More
pp. 1246-1257
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The relationship between class size and online activity patterns in asynchronous computer conferencing environments
Jim Hewitt & Clare Brett
This study analyzes the relationship between class size and student online activity patterns in a series of 28 graduate level computer conferencing courses. Quantitative analyses of note production... More
pp. 1258-1271
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Developing strategic and reasoning abilities with computer games at primary school level
R.M. Bottino, L. Ferlino, M. Ott & M. Tavella
The paper reports a small-scale, long-term pilot project designed to foster strategic and reasoning abilities in young primary school pupils by engaging them in a number of computer games, mainly... More
pp. 1272-1286