The main goal of this research was to find a more effective method of presenting instruction in engineering design graphics. A course in this area of study is mainly concerned with the development of spatial cognition of the students enrolled. Various tools and techniques have b…
The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of high school social studies teachers towards using instructional technology and to investigate the effect of gender, teaching experience, academic major, and education level on their attitudes. Also it was to determine whe…
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions toward distance learning in the private sector in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, this study aims to examine and explain the impact of the type of organizations and occupation on the perceptions of training managers and trainin…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of high school mathematics teachers in Jeddah toward using calculators in teaching mathematics, the teachers' training about using calculators in teaching mathematics, the teachers' actual use of calculators in teaching …
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between culture, physical environment, and geographical location as barriers/factors effecting the success of technology transfer to private manufacturing industries in Saudi Arabia. Procedures. A survey inst…
The purpose of this research and development study was to design, develop, evaluate and revise reusable online learning resources based on the principles of learning objects that would support instructional design students' learning and performance in the context of ATC in Saudi…
This study attempted to identify effects of Microcomputer-Based Laboratory (MBL) experimentation on students' learning about capacitance in introductory college physics courses at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. The study asked if students using MBL technique in a capacito…
This study investigates certain crucial aspects of politeness used by Saudi male students using English as a Second Language (ESL) in their discourse through electronic mail (e-mail). There are two purposes in this study: (1) to examine the politeness strategies used by ESL stud…
The purpose of this study is to reveal attitudes toward computers held by students in the College of Education at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Using the Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) developed by Loyd and Loyd (1985), the study particularly investigated the infl…
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an explicit versus an implicit instructional approach during technology-based curriculum on students' understanding of the nature of science (NOS) within an introductory biology course. The study emphasized the inferential a…
This study explored the adoption and use of the Internet by Kuwait University students. A survey administered to a sample of 598 students was designed to understand students' attitudes toward the Internet and to answer questions about factors that best predict the adoption and u…
Computer technologies are fundamental components of today's business world, and business education teachers should stand at the forefront of those who understand and employ it. Computer technologies are important tools for improving instructional design and effectiveness. The te…
The government of Saudi Arabia has great interest in preparing its citizens to fulfill the requirements of the Kingdom's ambitious development plans by expanding its educational initiatives. In order to do this, a plan has been implemented to examine technical education and the …
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the programmatic direction of the Educational Technology Center (ETC) in the College of Education at Kuwait University (KU). This descriptive research study investigated the ETC, the director of the ETC, and the attitudes of …
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Jordanian high school students' knowledge of computers and their attitudes toward them vary with regard to their educational level and gender, as well as to investigate the difference between Jordanian high school students' kn…
The purpose of this study was to describe the adoption and use of Internet technologies by faculty members in Saudi Arabian universities. The study attempted to: (1) determine the pattern of Internet use by faculty members in Saudi Arabian universities, (2) answer specific quest…
This study was conducted to identify both the general and educational uses of the Internet for College of Education Kuwaiti students and to determine whether the Internet is, or can be, an important tool for them. Nine research questions were formulated to pursue the purpose of …
A mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods are used to describe the current state of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) departments of four government-funded universities in Saudi Arabia. Responses to a questionnaire…
This study examines the experiences of professors and undergraduate students in the Mathematics Education and Social Studies Education programs at Sultan Qaboos University in using the Internet in relation to their courses. The focus is on whether and how this use intersects wit…