The effects of ICT on school: teachers' and students' perspectives Liisa Ilomäki University of Turku Finland The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on school from teachers’ and students’ perspectives. The focus was on three main subject matters: on ICT use and competence, on teacher and school community, and on learning environ...

This paper reports on an investigation of the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to aid in the teaching of students with learning disabilities. The term ‘learning difficulties’ is used in reference to a heterogeneous group of students who are seen to have significant difficulties in the acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills. Other terms sometimes used in this context...

The information and communication technologies (ICTs) present in the Brazilian education system determine the development of technology literacy among teachers and students, which can be measured by ICT performance. The Technology Performance Scale (EDETEC) is a self-reporting psychometric instrument to verify what the students’ conceptions are about ICT and their performance in using technolog...

The study was conducted to access the attitude of B.Ed. students towards learning through ICT in relation to their learning style. The objectives of the study was to study the overall favorable attitude of B.Ed. students towards learning through ICT, to study relationship between the attitudes of B.Ed. students towards ICT and their learning style, to study the difference in the attitude of mal...

The survey sought to establish how perceived relative advantage, computability, user friendliness and observability related to use of ICT. Quantitative data was collected from 145 teachers, 124 administrators and 175 students using a questionnaire, whose validity and reliability were assessed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Cronbach’s alpha respectively. Descriptive analysis was done usi...

Teaching English to secondary students needs be considered in order formulate their learning levels and needs. This is crucial for the process successful. However, as teaching should integrated into other language skills, use of media which mostly helpful particular skills sometimes can time consuming, not all teachers are able prepare it classes. Thus, a teacher has no practice one sufficientl...

A pilot study was undertaken to collect data from a small group of undergraduate students in a higher education setting to determine their attitudes towards their use and engagement of ICT interactions. The study employed a mixed methods approach with the intention of combining the strengths of both quantitative and qualitative paradigms. The students were asked to complete a questionnaire, ind...