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Gender-Differences in Self-Efficacy ICT Related to Various ICT-User Profiles in Finland and Norway. How Do Self-Efficacy, Gender and ICT-User Profiles Relate to Findings from PISA 2006
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Tomte, Cathrine; Hatlevik, Ove E. – Computers & Education, 2011
In this paper, we explored the relationship between self-efficacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) user profiles, and gender. Self-efficacy is an important theoretical and empirical concept to identify and describe how students perceive their own ability to solve a task. ICT user profiles were developed as an empirical framework to…
Descriptors: School Activities, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
Perspectives on Personal Learning Environments Held by Vocational Students
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Valtonen, Teemu; Hacklin, Stina; Dillon, Patrick; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Kukkonen, Jari; Hietanen, Aija – Computers & Education, 2012
This article focuses on personal learning environments (PLEs). The idea with PLEs is to put students in a more central position in the learning process by allowing them to design their own learning environments and by emphasising the self-regulated nature of the learning. This study describes the structure, functions and challenges of PLEs made by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Information Technology
Networking Relations of Using ICT within a Teacher Community
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Ryymin, Essi; Palonen, Tuire; Hakkarainen, Kai – Computers & Education, 2008
The purpose of the present study was to examine the network structure of a teacher community in relation to their use of information and communication technology (ICT). The participants in the study were the 33 members of the teacher community of an upper comprehensive school from a suburban area of Helsinki, Finland. The methodology of the study…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Interaction, Information Seeking, Foreign Countries
Factors that Influence Student Teacher's Interest to Achieve Educational Technology Standards
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Kadijevich, Dj.; Haapasalo, Lenni – Computers & Education, 2008
Bearing in mind the importance of a transition from teacher-centred, lecture-based teaching to student-centred, technology-based learning, this study examined teachers' interest to achieve educational technology standards ("Interest") in terms of their computer attitude ("Attitude"), computer experience ("Experience")…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Lecture Method, Student Centered Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Finnish High School Students' Readiness to Adopt Online Learning: Questioning the Assumptions
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Valtonen, Teemu; Kukkonen, Jari; Dillon, Patrick; Vaisanen, Pertti – Computers & Education, 2009
The Finnish high school system in rural areas is facing challenges because of a decreasing number of the students. This situation places new emphasis on online learning. Online learning offers new possibilities for high schools to provide equal learning opportunities for their students. This paper explores students' readiness to adapt their…
Descriptors: High Schools, Online Courses, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Collaborative Practice of Science Construction in a Computer-Based Multimedia Environment.
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Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Mutanen, Mika – Computers & Education, 1998
Examines the ways in which the collaborative use of a multimedia-based CD-ROM encyclopedia in a sixth-grade Finnish classroom fosters science learning. Results show that students' activities during task-processing were highly procedural and product-oriented. Students had inefficient skills in accessing and retrieving information from the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Grade 6