Meeting the Needs of Middle Grade Science Learners through Pedagogical and Technological Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Yerrick, Randy; Johnson, Joseph
Titel	Meeting the Needs of Middle Grade Science Learners through Pedagogical and Technological Intervention
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 9 (2009) 3, S.280-315 (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1528-5804
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Educational Technology; Science Education; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Technology Uses in Education; Science Course Improvement Projects; Educational Change; Technology Integration; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Interviews; Focus Groups; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Laptop Computers; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bildungsreform; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner
Abstract	This mixed methods study examined the effects of inserting laptops and science technology tools in middle school environments. Working together with a local university, middle school science teaching faculty members wrote and aligned curricula, explored relevant science education literature, tested lessons with summer school students, and prepared evaluation measures for their year-long implementation of laptops, probeware, and other scientific hardware and software. This quasi-experimental study revealed differences in student achievement, responses to pedagogy, and effectiveness of tools implemented by teachers over the course of the year. Implications are discussed for the effectiveness of laptops in science, as well as future studies identifying differences in instructional practices associated with technology tools. (Contains 1 table and 9 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327. Tel: 757-366-5606; Fax: 703-997-8760; e-mail: business@aace.org; Web site: http://www.aace.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10