AutoTutor is an automated computer literacy tutor that participates in a conversation with the student. AutoTutor simulates the discourse patterns and pedagogical dialog moves of human tutors. This paper describes how the Dialog Advancer Network (DAN) manages AutoTutor’s conversations and how AutoTutor generates pedagogically effective dialog moves that are sensitive to the quality and nature o...

The need for the utilization of various teaching strategies by lecturers when facilitating learning cannot be overemphasized. The aim of this study was to establish if lecturers at a Nursing College in Mpumalanga were using teaching strategies that could facilitate the personal development of nursing learners. A quantitative approach was followed for this study. The participants of the study we...

BACKGROUND Electronic health (eHealth) literacy of consumers is essential in order to improve information and communication technology (ICT) use for health purposes by ordinary citizens. However, performed eHealth literacy is seldom studied. Therefore, the present study assessed perceived and performed eHealth literacy using the recent conceptualization of health literacy skills. OBJECTIVE Th...

ABSRACT The aim of this study is to develop a model for the design and implementation of user interfaces for rural communities. Small enterprise owners were taught computer and business management skills. The research questions concerned the involvement in the design and evaluation of user interfaces by users with low levels of user interface experiences and low levels of computer literacy, the...

Although organizations can derive competitive advantages from developing and implementing information systems, they are confronted with a rising number of unethical information practices. Because end-users and computer experts are the conduit of an ethical organizational environment, their intention to report unethical IT-related practices plays a critical role in protecting intellectual proper...

introduction: information literacy is increasingly important in the era of rapid technological change and explosion of information. librarians can guide users through the vast array of information available in today's libraries. the continuing demand for accurate and computer delivered information has increased the need for librarians with information literacy skills. methods and materials: it ...

The results revealed that many teachers were not computer users. Many teachers lacked a functional computer literacy foundation upon which to build new technology and skills. Analysis of teachers’ knowledge of computer technologies revealed low levels of technical knowledge, as well as some interesting perceptions of the role of some specific computer-related items. For most teachers, the use o...

This paper aims to look at the computer and Internet related beliefs among Estonian computer users and non-users. It uses data from two nationally representative surveys to analyze seven Internet and computer related beliefs. The paper also discusses how understanding the opinions of computer users and non-users should influence the policies of the information society. As a conclusion, policy s...

Designers of the computer information systems introductory course, that is mandatory for all business school majors, face significant challenges and trade-offs. Specifically, three questions need to be addressed in any such course design efforts. How best to (1) incorporate the theoretical aspects of Information systems so non-CIS majors understand the implications of IS for their careers, (2) ...

Bu araştırmada Tsai, Wang ve Hsu (2019) tarafından geliştirilen bilgisayar programlama öz-yeterlik (BPÖY) ölçeği Türkçe’ye uyarlanmıştır. 174 üniversite öğrencisinden elde edilen veriler üzerinde geçerlik güvenirlik analizleri yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin geçerliğini sınamak amacıyla açımlayıcı faktör analizi (AFA) doğrulayıcı (DFA) uygulanmıştır. AFA sonucunda ölçeğin orijinalinden farklı olarak 3 fak...