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Although the use of learning technology has become increasingly prominent in schools, significant changes in teaching strategies
have not kept pace. Lack of quality professional development and inadequate teacher preparation are often cited for this situation.
This case study explores the use of the student teaching experience as an avenue for both preservice and inservice teachers’
professional development associated with educational technology. Two main questions are explored: First, to what extent can
preservice teachers enact a technology-rich curriculum unit during their field experience; second, to what extent and under
what conditions can the preservice teachers facilitate their cooperating mentor teachers’ acquisition of these same skills.
Results indicate preservice teachers can stimulate the integration of technology-rich innovations in their mentor teachers. 相似文献
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Yaron Doppelt 《Learning Environments Research》2006,9(2):163-178
During recent decades, educational research has dealt with the contribution of the learning environment to the accomplishment of educational goals, such as improvement of academic achievement and motivation. In this research, an intervention program was implemented into the learning environment of science–technology classes at the junior high school level (Grades 7–9, 12–15 years old) in Israel. The intervention included a three-year workshop involving 224 hours each year. The teachers (N = 22) were required to reflect on their experiences using a portfolio that described their actual teaching experiences for relevant discussions at the workshop. Quantitative and qualitative tools were used to examine the teachers’ implementation of new teaching/learning and assessment methods or new subject matter, that were addressed by the workshop in their classes, and to identify learning environment characteristics and learning outcomes according to teachers’ perceptions. Differences were found between teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of the impact of learning environment characteristics on learning outcomes. 相似文献
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《学校用计算机》2013,30(3-4):83-94
ABSTRACT This study examines how technology can support the development of emergent reading and writing skills in four- to five-year-old children. The research was conducted with PictoPal, an intervention which features a software package that uses images and text in three main activity areas: reading, writing, and authentic applications. This article reports on the effects of the PictoPal intervention on pupil literacy and communication skills. Two small-scale studies were conducted. Observation results from the first study showed that children are able to work independently with the program after a few instruction sessions. The second study showed a statistically significant learning effect of experimental versus control group scores after two months of using PictoPal in the classroom under the guidance of a parent volunteer. Further research is needed to arrive at a better understanding of these learning gains with a larger group of pupils. 相似文献
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Meredith A. Park Rogers Dionne I. Cross Melissa Sommerfeld Gresalfi Amy E. Trauth-Nare Gayle A. Buck 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2011,9(4):893-917
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which three teachers’ professional experience and existing orientations
toward teaching and learning mathematics and science influenced their implementation of a project-based curriculum (i.e. project-based
learning (PBL)). Data sources included interviews, videotapes of classroom activity, and a teaching philosophy questionnaire.
Data analysis was conducted using an iterative coding technique. We found coherency between the teachers’ perceived orientations
and their emergent ideas about PBL, their sense of PBL as being compatible with their goals, and the specific challenges with
which they struggled. All the teachers wanted their students to be successful; however, different definitions of success led
to quite different approaches toward teaching, and for the most part, these differences appeared to have occurred because
of existing orientations the teachers held for teaching their discipline. Implications for professional development taking
into account teachers’ orientations and thus their professional experience are discussed, as well as disciplinary challenges
to using PBL. 相似文献
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The introduction of standards into the education system poses numerous challenges and difficulties. As with any change, plans
should be made for teachers to understand and implement the standards. This study examined science teachers’ perceptions of
the effectiveness of the standards for teaching and learning, and the extent and ease/difficulty of implementing science standards
in different grades. The research used a mixed methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methods.
The research tools were questionnaires that were administered to elementary school science teachers. The majority of the teachers
perceived the standards in science as effective for teaching and learning and only a small minority viewed them as restricting
their pedagogical autonomy. Differences were found in the extent of implementation of the different standards and between
different grades. The teachers perceived a different degree of difficulty in the implementation of the different standards.
The standards experienced as easiest to implement were in the field of biology and materials, whereas the standards in earth
sciences and the universe and technology were most difficult to implement, and are also those evaluated by the teachers as
being implemented to the least extent. Exposure of teachers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of standards and the implementation
of the standards may aid policymakers in future planning of teachers’ professional development for the implementation of standards. 相似文献
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Joke Voogt Frank Tilya Jan van den Akker 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2009,18(5):429-438
Science teachers from secondary schools in Tanzania were offered an in-service arrangement to prepare them for the integration
of technology in a student-centered approach to science teaching. The in-service arrangement consisted of workshops in which
educative curriculum materials were used to prepare teachers for student-centered education and for the use and application
of Microcomputer Based Laboratories (MBL)—a specific technology application for facilitating experiments in science education.
Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to study whether the in-service arrangement impacted teacher learning. Teacher
learning was determined by three indicators: (1) the ability to conduct MBL-supported student centered science lessons, (2)
teachers’ reflection on those lessons and (3) students’ perceptions of the classroom environment. The results of the research
indicate that the teachers’ were able to integrate MBL in their science lessons at an acceptable level and that they were
able to create a classroom environment which was appreciated by their students as more investigative and open-ended. 相似文献
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Rune Johan Krumsvik 《Education and Information Technologies》2008,13(4):279-290
Computer literacy, media literacy, digital literacy and digital competence are all concepts that highlight the need to handle
technology in our digital age. However, when it comes to teachers’ digital literacy there is a need to develop a more pedagogic-didactic
content for digital literacy in order to deal with the way in which new digital trends influence the underlying conditions
for schools, pedagogy and subjects. This theoretical article will therefore examine whether a broader view of knowledge (situated
learning) can be a relevant theoretical underpinning for a new digital competence model for teachers and the Scandinavian
English perception of the term competence. The article is particularly angled towards how the complexity of teachers’ digital
literacy makes it necessary to expand our traditional perception of this concept. The implications of the article indicate
that five vital structures are found to be essential to perceptions amongst teachers of the importance of Information- and
Communication Technology (ICT) and achievement of digital competence.
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| Rune Johan KrumsvikEmail: |
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Catherine Martin-Dunlop Barry J. Fraser 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2008,6(1):163-190
This study assessed the effectiveness of an innovative science course for improving prospective elementary teachers’ perceptions
of laboratory learning environments and attitudes towards science. The sample consisted of 27 classes with 525 female students
in a large urban university. Changing students’ ideas about science laboratory teaching and learning and creating more positive
attitudes towards science were accomplished by using a guided open-ended approach to investigations, together with instructors
who used cooperative learning groups to create a supportive environment. Ideas and attitudes prior to the course were assessed
using a questionnaire focusing on the students’ previous science laboratory courses, and these were compared to data collected
at the end of the course. Students reported large and statistically significant improvements on all seven scales assessing
the laboratory learning environment and attitudes towards science. The largest gains were observed for Open-Endedness and
Material Environment (with effect sizes of 6.74 and 3.82 standard deviations, respectively). An investigation of attitude-environment
associations revealed numerous positive and statistically significant associations in both univariate and multivariate analyses.
In particular, the level of Instructor Support was the strongest independent predictor of student attitudes at two levels
of analysis. 相似文献
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Research in the area of educational technology has claimed that Web technology has driven online pedagogy such that teachers
need to know how to use Web technology to assist their teaching. This study provides a framework for understanding teachers’
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge-Web (TPCK-W), while integrating Web technology into their pedagogical practice.
Furthermore, contemporary educational researchers have highlighted the significance of teachers’ self-efficacy, conceptualized
as the teachers’ perceptions of their own competence at teaching, and related to instructional strategies as well as teaching
effectiveness. The major purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ perceived self-efficacy in terms of their TPCK-W.
This study aimed to develop a new questionnaire, namely the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge-Web (TPCK-W) Survey
to explore teachers’ self-efficacy in terms of their TPCK-W, and additionally to assess their attitudes toward Web-based instruction.
The participants in this study were 558 teachers from elementary school to high school level in Taiwan. Both exploratory and
confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the TPCK-W survey developed in this study has satisfactory validity and reliability
characteristics. The results indicate a lack of general knowledge about Web-related pedagogy amongst the teachers surveyed.
The correlations between teachers’ self-efficacy in terms of their TPCK-W, their attitudes regarding Web-based instruction,
and their background variables were also examined. Correlations were found between self-efficacy and positive attitudes to
web-based instruction. Older and more experienced teachers were found to have lower levels of self-efficacy with respect to
TPCK-W, though teachers with more experience of using the web (including for instruction) had higher levels of self-efficacy
with respect to TPCK-W. 相似文献
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Susana Caires Leandro S. Almeida 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》2007,22(4):515-528
This paper explores the student teachers’ perceptions about the most positive aspects of the supervision provided during their
teaching practice. The authors developed a study based on the reflections of a group of 224 student teachers about their cooperating
teacher’s and university supervisor’s performance. Student teacher’s appraisals regarding their supervisors, the learning
and progress perceived as resulting from their co-working with more experienced teachers, and the emotional aspects of this
relationship are among the main aspects analysed in the study. Results show the importance attributed to the supervisors’
personal features and to the quality of the interactions established with their student teachers. These aspects were clearly
regarded as an essential aspect of the student teachers’ emotional balance and resistance to the difficulties emerged during
their entrance in the teaching profession. Some differences were perceived in terms of the students teachers’ evaluations
regarding the moment of the practicum (beginning versus end) and the type of supervisor (university versus school). Some enquiry
and suggestions for future research emerge as final contributions. 相似文献
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Erdo?an Tezci 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》2011,59(3):429-443
The current study aimed at identifying Turkish primary school teachers’ perceptions of school culture regarding ICT integration
in education. In addition, the current study was designed to investigate factors that might influence their perceptions. The
participants were 1540 primary school teachers. The findings revealed that the teachers’ perceptions regarding school culture
in both motivational and technical aspects were not positive. Gender, ownership of a personal computer, Internet access, professional
experience, and weekly computer use seemed to play an important role in the perceived school culture regarding ICT integration
in education. 相似文献
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Karen Goodnough 《Research in Science Education》2010,40(2):239-265
In this study, the author implemented a problem-based learning (PBL) experience that allowed students in an advanced science
methodology course to explore differentiated instruction. Through working systematically in small, collaborative groups, students
explored the nature of differentiated instruction. The objective of the study was to examine pre-service teachers’ developing
conceptions of differentiated instruction (DI) as a way to teach for diversity. The author adopted action research as a strategy
to explore students’ perceptions of DI in the context of science teaching and learning. Several data collection methods and
sources were adopted in the study, including student-generated products, student interviews, classroom observation, and journal
writing. Outcomes report on students’ perceptions of both the potential and challenges associated with adopting a DI approach
to science teaching and learning. 相似文献
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Science teaching deals with abstract concepts and processes that very often cannot be seen or touched. The development of
Java, Flash, and other web-based applications allow teachers and educators to present complex animations that attractively
illustrate scientific phenomena. Our study evaluated the integration of web-based animated movies into primary schools science
curriculum. Our goal was to examine teachers’ methods for integrating animated movies and their views about the role of animations
in enhancing young students’ thinking skills. We also aimed at investigating the effect of animated movies on students’ learning
outcomes. Applying qualitative and quantitative tools, we conducted informal discussions with science teachers (N = 15) and
administered pre- and post-questionnaires to 4th (N = 641) and 5th (N = 694) grade students who were divided into control
and experimental groups. The experimental group students studied science while using animated movies and supplementary activities
at least once a week. The control group students used only textbooks and still-pictures for learning science. Findings indicated
that animated movies support the use of diverse teaching strategies and learning methods, and can promote various thinking
skills among students. Findings also indicated that animations can enhance scientific curiosity, the acquisition of scientific
language, and fostering scientific thinking. These encouraging results can be explained by the fact that the students made
use of both visual-pictorial and auditory-verbal capabilities while exploring animated movies in diverse learning styles and
teaching strategies. 相似文献
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Xavier Fazio Wayne Melville Anthony Bartley 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2010,21(6):665-681
This article disseminates findings from a multi-year study regarding secondary preservice science teachers’ perceptions toward
inquiry-based science teaching, and the extent these perceptions are augmented by their practicum. While findings indicated
that preservice teachers did improve their understanding and capability of using scientific inquiry due to their methods course,
the role of practicum in supporting their newly developed perceptions was problematic. Issues ranging from associate teacher
subjugation, availability of resources, time constraints, and the need to address curriculum standards were the most commonly
cited reasons for preservice teachers’ difficulty in creating an inquiry-based environment during their practicum. Implications
are presented highlighting the importance of practicum experiences as a key determinant of pre-service science teachers’ emerging
inquiry-based science views and practices. 相似文献
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Jared Keengwe Grace Onchwari Patrick Wachira 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2008,17(6):560-565
Political and institutional support has enabled many institutions of learning to spend millions of dollars to acquire educational
computing tools (Ficklen and Muscara, Am Educ 25(3):22–29, 2001) that have not been effectively integrated into the curriculum.
While access to educational technology tools has remarkably improved in most schools, there is still concern about instructional
integration of computer technology to support student learning. Appropriate integration of computer tools constitutes a major
change in people’s lives; technology integration is a complex phenomenon that involves understanding teachers’ motivations,
perceptions, and beliefs about learning and technology (Woodbridge, ). Although computer technology has a great potential to reform or even transform education, barriers come in the way of achieving
success especially with student learning. This paper presents an overview of technology use in education with a focus on barriers
to computer technology integration. Further, this paper provides suggestions to maximize the benefits of learning with computer
technology. 相似文献
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Dr Tim Hardy Ms Margaret Bearlin Dr Valda Kirkwood 《Research in Science Education》1990,20(1):142-151
The aim of the Primary and Early Childhood Science and Technology Education Project (PECSTEP) is to improve teaching and learning
in science and technology of by increasing the number of early childhood and primary teachers who are effective educators.
PECSTEP is based on an interactive model of teaching and systematically links work on gender with the learning and teaching
of science and technology. The project involves: a year-long inservice program which includes the development of a science
curriculum unit by teachers in their schools; linking of the preservice and inservice programs; and the development of support
networks for teachers. Each phase of PECSTEP has been researched by means of surveys, interviews and the use of diaries. Research
questions have focussed particularly on changes in: teachers’ and student teachers’ attitudes to teaching science and technology;
their perceptions of science and technology; their perceptions of their students’ responses and their understandings of how
gender relates to these areas.
Specializations: primary science curriculum, science teacher education, sociology of science, technology and education.
Specializations: gender and science/science teacher education, feminist theory, curriculum theory.
Specializations: Science education research, curriculum development. 相似文献
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Tara E. Higgins Michele W. Spitulnik 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2008,17(5):511-521
Professional development is critical in supporting teachers’ use of technological tools in classrooms. This review of empirical
research synthesizes the effective elements of professional development programs that support science teachers in learning
about technology integration. Studies are examined that explore how professional development supports technology use within
inquiry-based and traditional science instruction. Implications for future research are discussed in four areas: understanding
and building on teachers’ beliefs about science and technology; supporting teacher learning by supporting teachers’ examination
of students’ work; using technology to support teacher communities and social networks; and sustaining teachers’ learning
beyond formal professional development programs.
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| Tara E. HigginsEmail: |
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Huisheng Tian 《Frontiers of Education in China》2007,2(1):119-132
Currently, there is lack of educational wisdom in classroom teaching. Educational wisdom is a kind of quality of good education,
representing a free, harmonious, open and creative status of education. The educational wisdom of intellectual teachers is
the outcome of the close integration of educational science and art. It is also the result of teachers’ long-term practice,
reflections and the comprehensive expression of teachers’ capacities. The shackles of traditional teaching systems, the utilitarianism
orientation of teaching reforms and educational research and the habitual mode of teachers’ practice have affected the formation
of teachers’ educational wisdom. To get rid of the dilemma, it is necessary to reconsider the significance and the value of
teaching, to show due concern with teachers’ practice, to weaken the utilitarianism orientation of teaching reforms and educational
research and to arouse teachers’ professional feelings and enthusiasm for learning.
Translated from Jiaoyu Yanjiu 教育研究 (Educational Research), 2005, (2): 50–57 相似文献