The document summarizes two research studies on students' and educators' perceptions of educational technology and programming language learning. The first study examined perceptions of 110 students and 35 educators in Malaysia on different learning methods. It found that self-study through books was most popular but computer-based training was most interesting. The second study examined the relationship between learning styles and attitudes towards technology use among higher education students in the US. It found that students with a "converging" learning style had the most positive attitudes while "diverging" students had the lowest attitudes. Both studies used questionnaires but could be improved by providing more methodological details.

1. Done by: Fatma AlNaabi Athra AlYazeedi

2. Title: Preparing Educators towards Educational Technology: Empirical Study of Students’ and Educators’ Perception in Learning Programming Languages Author: Hussain. H , Jais .j and Abdul Rahman.Z Date: June 2003

3. Purpose: to investigate the students and instructors perception toward learning programming language through the use of e- learning material or traditional classroom (‘chalk & talk’).

4. sample : research consisted of 110 first year students and 35 educators who are taking and teaching computer courses at tertiary level from one of Malaysian Higher Institutions.

5. Instruments: questionnaire cover two areas: 1- Common Method Used for Learning Programming Language (Self-study through books, Chalk & Talk Computer-based Training, Internet resources, other media) 2- The Drawback of Learning Methods on Effectiveness, Interesting, Convenience and Cost.

6. First area: self-study through book was the current most popular learning method used to learn programming languages (84.5%) CBT method was used by less than half of the respondents (61.8%). the combination between self-study and ‘chalk & talk’ is the highest preference among the respondents (84.5% & 78.2%).

7. Second area: learning Programming languages through CBT is the most interesting while self-study through book is the least interesting (87.3%). learning through self-study is more convenient than other methods and CBT and Internet came as second. most of participants think that the classroom teaching is the most costly method for learning programming language.

8. Advantages of research: This research examines the students’ perception toward learning programming language in two main contexts (e-learning & traditional). More than one instruments used in order to collect reliable result. The problem of this research was clearly defined. The purpose of this research was well structured.

9. Disadvantages: This research does not sufficient to close the gap that it raised , The need for follow up researches. Title does not reflect have been mention.

10. Title: Learning Styles and Students’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Technology in Higher and Adult Education Classes Author: Thomas D. Cox Date: 2008

11. Purpose examine weather the attitudes toward the use of technology of students enrolled in Higher and Adult Education courses at the University of Memphis differ based on their learning style preference.

12. Instruments: ATUTS  measure students attitude toward the use of technology LSI  measure the learning styles

13. Respondents with “Converging” learning style had the most favorable attitude toward the use of technology Respondents with a “Diverging” learning style had the lowest attitude toward the use of technology

14. Advantages of research: The research problem clearly stated The purpose of the study also clearly established More than one instruments used

15. Disadvantages of research: Number of participation wasn’t clearly mentioned Measures of the relations between Learning styles and attitudes toward the use of technology wasn’t explained.