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Seraji, Farhad; Kasani, Hamed Abbasi; Abedi, Hojjat; Sajedifard, Mohammad – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The study was aimed at identifying the potentials of and barriers to the Smart School Project (SSP). Through the use of a mixed methods design, data were garnered from 746 school teachers, principals, and information technology experts, semi-structured interviews with 21 key informants and two researcher-designed questionnaires on the potentials…
Descriptors: Barriers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Fathi, Jalil; Ebadi, Saman – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
In spite of the rise of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) as an alluring field of inquiry, there seems to be a paucity of empirical studies on the actual experience of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in the adoption of technology in their classes. In an attempt to remedy this gap, this study was designed to qualitatively…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration
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Kavoshian, Saeedeh; Ketabi, Saeed; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Koehler, Thomas – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The purpose of this study was three-fold: first, it aimed to develop a scale to shed light on English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' perceptions of using Mobile Social Network Sites (MSNSs) in language teaching and learning. To this end, a 36-item MSNSs Utility Perceptions Inventory (MUPI) was developed. Second, the current study made an…
Descriptors: Barriers, Social Networks, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Alsswey, Ahmed; Al-Samarraie, Hosam – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The simplicity and minimal cost of mobile phones make them more suitable for use among students and educators across the world. The integration of mobile technology in a university context has been found to provide a superior learning environment compared to the traditional classroom lecture. Yet, there are several challenges that may delay the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Adoption (Ideas)
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Mohamadi Zenouzagh, Zohre – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
This study investigated the effect of multimedia learning on textuality of Iranian EFL (English as Foreign Language) intermediate learners' writing performance in individual, collaborative and e-collaborative writing modalities from student and teacher perspectives. The results of Multivariate and repeated measure analysis of variance on 90…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Saadi, Heshmatollah; Mirzayi, Khalil; Movahedi, Reza – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
Recently, higher education systems seek to use network-based and Internet-based information technologies in education, teaching and learning. E-learning in Iran higher education system has been started since 2003, however, its development has been very slow. The present study is a survey research. The participants of the study are faculty members,…
Descriptors: Barriers, Web Based Instruction, Agricultural Education, Higher Education