The Role of Information Technology in Learning

2005 ◽  
pp. 14-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klarissa T.T. Chang ◽  
John Lim
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Knowledge Retention ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Course Characteristics ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Role Of Information

This study provides an updated meta-analysis on the effects of information technology (IT) in education. Sixty-eight experimental studies conducted on the application of IT in the classrooms were integrated and analyzed. Positive effect sizes were found for learning outcomes, including academic achievement, knowledge retention, task performance, self-reported learning, and self-efficacy. Further analysis revealed the primary effects to be significantly moderated by several factors, categorized under learner and course characteristics. These findings have important implications for both research and practice.

scholarly journals The Impact of Stratified Teaching on the Academic Performance of Chinese Middle School Students: A Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 735-760
Author(s):  
Hui Shi ◽  
Alan C.K. Cheung ◽  
Elizabeth S.T. Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Learning System ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Stratified teaching is an effective method and means to implement teaching students per their aptitude. Domestic and foreign scholars have carried out many experimental and quasi-experimental studies to observe the impact of stratified teaching on students’ academic performance, but the results are quite different. So, can stratified teaching effectively help Chinese students improve their academic performance? How big is its impact? Which model is more suitable for Chinese students? To answer these questions, this article uses meta-analysis to quantitatively analyze 22 Chinese studies on the impact of Stratified teaching on student academic performance. We found that (i) stratified teaching has a positive effect on students’ academic performance, and the overall combined effect size is 0.53; (ii) among the seven subjects of mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, and information technology, stratified teaching has had a positive effect on their learning. Stratified teaching’s order of effect on different subjects was English > Physics > Geography > Information Technology > Mathematics > Biology > Chemistry; (iii) stratified teaching is suitable for students of different sizes of classrooms. However, the smaller the number of students in the classroom, the better the learning effect, and (iv) stratified teaching is more suitable for improving their learning in the mobile learning system.

Privacy and Security within Biobanking: The Role of Information Technology

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Heatherly
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Security Protocols ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Central Computer ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Role Of Information

Along with technical issues, biobanking frequently raises important privacy and security issues that must be resolved as biobanks continue to grow in scale and scope. Consent mechanisms currently in use range from fine-grained to very broad, and in some cases participants are offered very few privacy protections. However, developments in information technology are bringing improvements. New programs and systems are being developed to allow researchers to conduct analyses without distributing the data itself offsite, either by allowing the investigator to communicate with a central computer, or by having each site participate in meta-analysis that results in a shared statistic or final significance result. The implementation of security protocols into the research biobanking setting requires three key elements: authentication, authorization, and auditing. Authentication is the process of making sure individuals are who they claim to be, frequently through the use of a password, a key fob, or a physical (i.e., retinal or fingerprint) scan. Authorization involves ensuring that every individual who attempts an action has permission to do that action. Finally, auditing allows for actions to be logged so that inappropriate or unethical actions can later be traced back to their source.

scholarly journals The Moderator Role of Information Technology: Specific Determinants of Competence on Lecturer Performance in Seafarer Private Vocational Schools in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Makkulawu Panyiwi Kessi ◽  
Mahfu Dnurnajamuddin ◽  
Baharuddin Semmaila ◽  
Junaiddin Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
Moderator Role ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Role Of Information

We analyze the specific determinants of competence on lecturer performance as a moderator of information technology.  The sampling method used is non-probability sampling that is 99 lecturers who work at 11 Seafarers Private Vocational Schools in Indonesia. The analysis used in hypothesis testing is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the help of WarpPLS Software version, 6.0. The results proved that the pedagogical competence (PDC) has a significant influence in improving lecturer performance (LCP), Personality or personal competence (PSC) is proven to increase lecturer performance (LCP). Social competence (SCC) has a significant positive effect on lecturer performance (LCP). Lecturers have the ability to manage learning while in the classroom; this is indicated by the ability of lecturers to master student characteristics so that they can present the material well. Professional competence (PFC) negative and no significant on lecturer performance (LCP). Seafarer technical competence (STC) negative insignificant effect on the lecturer performance (LCP), The Mastery of Information Technology (ITC) roles as a moderator can only be proven in testing the effect of Pedagogical competence (PDC) effect on lecturer performance (LCP), mean while in the other testing is not proven.

The role of information technology in purchasing function

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 498-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Alfonso Rodríguez-Escobar ◽  
Javier González-Benito
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Role Of Information

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how information technology (IT) can help explain performance by the purchasing function. In addition to analyzing the direct effect and mediating role of purchasing practices in the relationship between IT and purchasing performance, as has been considered in previous research, this study investigates the possibility of a moderating effect of IT in the relationships between purchasing practices and purchasing performance. Design/methodology/approach – The propositions are tested with data from 156 purchasing managers, collected through a survey of members of the Spanish Association of Professionals of Purchasing and Supply Management who work in industrial companies. Findings – Although IT investments exert a positive effect on the purchasing function, the results show that this effect takes place through the implementation of purchasing practices that in turn improve the results of the purchasing function. Originality/value – Instead of focusing on a single, specific effect of IT investment in the purchasing function, this paper considers three potential effects (direct, mediated and moderating). Thus, it provides a more comprehensive overview of the topic and a more complete elucidation of the actual effects.

The Effect of Information Technology on Fluidity of Contemporary Architectural Space

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Shatha Abbas Hassan ◽  
Noor Ali Aljorani
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Role Of Information

The increasing importance of the information revolution and terms such as ‘speed’, ‘disorientation’, and ‘changing the concept of distance’, has provided us with tools that had not been previously available. Technological developments are moving toward Fluidity, which was previously unknown and cannot be understood through modern tools. With acceleration of the rhythm in the age we live in and the clarity of the role of information technology in our lives, as also the ease of access to information, has helped us to overcome many difficulties. Technology in all its forms has had a clear impact on all areas of daily life, and it has a clear impact on human thought in general, and the architectural space in particular, where the architecture moves from narrow spaces and is limited to new spaces known as the ‘breadth’, and forms of unlimited and stability to spaces characterized with fluidity. The research problem (the lack of clarity of knowledge about the impact of vast information flow associated with the technology of the age in the occurrence of liquidity in contemporary architectural space) is presented here. The research aims at defining fluidity and clarifying the effect of information technology on the changing characteristics of architectural space from solidity to fluidity. The research follows the analytical approach in tracking the concept of fluidity in physics and sociology to define this concept and then to explain the effect of Information Technology (IT) to achieve the fluidity of contemporary architectural space, leading to an analysis of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) architectural model. The research concludes that information technology achieves fluidity through various tools (communication systems, computers, automation, and artificial intelligence). It has changed the characteristics of contemporary architectural space and made it behave like an organism, through using smart material.

scholarly journals IPR Law Protection and Enforcement and the Effect on Horizontal Productivity Spillovers from Inward FDI to Domestic Firms: A Meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danai Christopoulou ◽  
Nikolaos Papageorgiadis ◽  
Chengang Wang ◽  
Georgios Magkonis
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Productivity Spillovers ◽  
Domestic Firms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractWe study the role of the strength of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) law protection and enforcement in influencing horizontal productivity spillovers from inward FDI to domestic firms in host countries. While most WTO countries adopted strong IPR legislation due to exogenous pressure resulting from the signing of the Trade-Related Aspects of IPR (TRIPS) agreement, public IPR enforcement strength continues to vary significantly between countries. We meta-analyse 49 studies and find that public IPR enforcement strength has a direct positive effect on horizontal productivity spillovers from inward FDI to domestic firms and a negative moderating effect on the relationship between IPR law protection strength and horizontal productivity spillovers from inward FDI to domestic firms.

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