ERIC Number: EJ1015528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1303-6521
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Effectiveness of Laptop Usage in UAE University Undergraduate Teaching
Awwad, Falah; Ayesh, Ahmad
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v12 n2 p77-88 Apr 2013
Laptop use for undergraduate students is increasingly becoming commonplace, and is often deemed a necessity. Students are using laptops for academic as well as non-academic activities. Researchers are debating the effect of this trend on students' educational and learning outcomes, thus, there is a need for investigation to determine how efficient the use of laptops is in the educational process. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the use of laptops in enhancing learning at the undergraduate level. This is achieved by collecting data from a random sample of students at the United Arab Emirates University's Colleges of
Engineering, Science, and Information Technology. The data are also analyzed to explore if students perceive that instructors should have control over the use of laptops in their classes, students' Information Technology
(IT) knowledge and the effect of the use of laptops in class on the consultation of text books.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Females, Lecture Method, STEM Education, Teaching Methods
Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Arab Emirates
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