Results from a Study for Teaching Human Body Systems to Primary School Students Using Tablets

Autor/inn/en	Fokides, Emmanuel; Mastrokoukou, Aikaterini
Titel	Results from a Study for Teaching Human Body Systems to Primary School Students Using Tablets
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 9 (2018) 2, S.154-170 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-517X
Schlagwörter	Anatomy; Human Body; Elementary School Students; Teaching Methods; Guides; Constructivism (Learning); Student Motivation; Handheld Devices; Computer Assisted Instruction; Grade 6; Comparative Analysis; Student Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Quasiexperimental Design; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Statistical Analysis; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anatomie; Menschlicher Körper; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Handbuch; Leitfaden; Schulische Motivation; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Schülerverhalten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Fragebogen; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Griechenland
Abstract	The paper presents the results from a study which examined whether tablets together with a mobile application with augmented reality features can help students to better understand the functions of the respiratory and the circulatory system. The target group was 75 sixth-grade primary school students, divided into three groups. The first group was taught conventionally; students studied using a printed handbook. In the second, a constructivist teaching model was used, but the instruction was not technologically enhanced. The third group of students used tablets and an application, and the teaching was based on a slightly modified version of Bybee's 5Es model. All three groups of students worked in pairs, they were taught the same learning material, and the teacher acted as a facilitator of the process. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire and evaluation sheets. Results indicated that students in the third group outperformed students in the other two groups. The results can be attributed to students' enjoyment, motivation, and positive attitude towards the use of tablets as well as to the teaching method. The study's implications are also discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01