Male and female perceptions of an iPad-based digital literacy curriculum
ARTICLE
Jason Hilton, Slippery Rock University, United States ; Joseph Canciello, Union Area School District, United States
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Volume 24, Number 1, ISSN 1055-8896 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This article reports on original research into student perceptions of the implementation of an iPad-based English curriculum within a public secondary education setting. Building upon a theoretical foundation grounded in digital literacy and technology self-efficacy, this study captures the perceptions of male and female students who shed traditional, print textbooks and papers to engage in a yearlong digital literacy curriculum facilitated through the use of classroom iPads and applications. The findings of this study capture and compare male and female thoughts and insights into their exposure to a classroom learning model that embraces the use of mobile computing devices to lessen gender divides and promote digital literacy.
Citation
Hilton, J. & Canciello, J. (2015). Male and female perceptions of an iPad-based digital literacy curriculum. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 24(1), 23-41. Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/130556/.
© 2015 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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