The use of information technology for educational management in Uganda and Botswana

Developing an Appropriate Design for E-Learning with Web-Mediated Teaching Methods to Enhance Low-Achieving Students’ Computing Skills

“…Many developing countries are starting to utilize the potential of related educational technologies and software (Bisaso, Kereteletswe, Selwood, & Visscher, 2008). Across the five experiments conducted and implemented in this research series, we find support for web-mediated PBL and SRL based on learning effects among lowachieving students in the treatment groups.…”

Using Information and Communication Technologies in School Administration: Researching Greek Kindergarten Schools

“…This result is in accordance with research conducted by Johnson et al (2005) and Kitchen et al (2007), according to which technical assistance in schools was provided either by the Ministry of Education’s ICT helpdesk or an ICT co-coordinator, or external suppliers (through equipment guarantees), or by a technician of a private company. This finding may be considered as positive since, according to several studies (Condie and Simpson, 2004; McGarr and O’Brien, 2007; Plomp et al, 2007; Bisaso et al 2008; Eteokleous, 2008), ensuring the quality and permanency of technical assistance constitutes one of the important factors for the efficient introduction and exploitation of new technologies’ capabilities. As Mahony (2005) and Carter (2005) underline, the lack of sufficient technical support considerably affects the usage of new technologies on the part of educators, since educators’ concerns over dealing with technical problems or difficulties tend to induce feelings of insecurity and cautiousness, which intensify in the absence of a technician (Demetriadis et al, 2003).…”

“…This outcome is confirmed in a study by Simpson et al (2005), which highlights that the technological skills and the extent to which new technologies are used depends significantly on personal interest, on the level of enthusiasm, and on the feeling of commitment possessed by educators. Moreover, Bisaso et al (2008) research underlines the fact that principals’ culture and attitude towards ICT may be considered as significant parameters influencing the level and the extent of using information management systems. Furthermore, this finding is also in accordance with the result of our first OLS model previously discussed, according to which, when principals consider ICT introduction in school administration as vitally important, then they are more likely to be more familiar with the use of technological equipment, since they get involved or are interested to be involved with technological means and tools in a systematic way.…”

The Effects of Combined Training of Web-Based Problem-Based Learning and Self-Regulated Learning

“…Information and communication technologies (ICT) have changed the ways professors teach and students learn in the past two decades (Fillion et al, 2008). Many developing countries are also starting to utilize the potential of the related educational technologies and software (Bisaso et al, 2008). However, it's a great challenge to most teachers to implement e-learning among students who are addicted to the Internet and live in an environment full of many free online games.…”