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Erümit, Ali Kürsat – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
Purpose of this study is determined effects of different teaching approaches on programming skills. Therefore, the effect of three different types of activities prepared with Scratch on 423 sixth grade students' attitudes towards computer technologies, algorithmic thinking skills and reflective thinking skills on problem solving were investigated.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Programming, Programming Languages
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Prima, EkaCahya; Putri, Aldia Ridwani; Rustaman, Nuryani – Journal of Science Learning, 2018
This research investigated the implementation of PhET simulation on students' understanding and motivation in learning the Solar system. The method used in this research was quasi-experimental with matching pretest-posttest group design. The research conducted in one of private Junior High School located at Padalarang, Indonesia with a number of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Private Schools, Computer Simulation
Brockhausen, Christy Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how an English Language Arts (ELA) teacher of 7th and 8th grade students with language-based learning disabilities attempted to learn about and integrate into her instructional practice the teaching of argumentative writing using multimodal technologies. The ELA teacher's attempt at…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, English Teachers, Language Arts, Middle School Students
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Karatas, Ilhan; Tunc, Mutlu Piskin; Yilmaz, Nurbanu; Karaci, Gulzade – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Technology provides new methods and approaches for educational activities. Therefore, teachers should improve their ability and knowledge to integrate technology into instruction. The use of technology-based learning environment which is effectively used to improve the technological pedagogical content knowledge of pre-service teachers has a…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Teaching Methods, Middle School Teachers
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Zakrzewski, Jennifer L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
In this article, middle school mathematics teacher Jennifer Zakrzewski describes how she successfully incorporated iPads and Apple TV (for projection of iPad screens) into her classroom while having her students solve a problem about mangoes. As Zakrzewski began a unit on multiplying and dividing fractions, she chose to start with the Mangoes…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Ercan, Orhan; Bilen, Kadir; Ural, Evrim – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
This study investigated the impact of a web-based teaching method on students' academic achievement and attitudes in the elementary education fifth grade Science and Technology unit, "System of Earth, Sun and Moon". The study was a quasi-experimental study with experimental and control groups comprising 54 fifth grade students attending…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Academic Achievement
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Evrim Ural; Orhan Ercan – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
Current study aimed to examine the effects of web-based instructional material enriched by concept maps, the academic achievement of 7th graders in "Structure and Properties of Matter" unit. The study utilized a quasi-experimental model with pretest-posttest control group design. A sample of the study was composed of 58 students.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Web Sites, Concept Mapping, Scientific Concepts
Topolovcan, Tomislav; Matijevic, Milan; Dumancic, Mario – Online Submission, 2016
The aim of this research is to examine the extent to which certain sociodemographic characteristics of students and teachers, along with computer self-efficacy, attitudes towards the new media and the frequency of using the new media in instruction, can be regarded as predictors of constructivist teaching. The research was carried out on a sample…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Grade 8, Elementary School Teachers
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Schneider, Jenifer Jasinski – Action in Teacher Education, 2015
In this article, the author explores her observations of preservice teachers' technological literacy as it is often enacted across iterations of a writing methods course. Using personal examples and classroom anecdotes, the author argues that the construct of "digital native" is flawed and, instead, the author positions preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Writing Instruction, Methods Courses
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Vekiri, Ioanna – Computers & Education, 2013
In this study, which was situated in the context of information science instruction, data were collected twice using student self-reports to examine the effects of pedagogical practices on changes in boys' and girls' expectancy and value beliefs about computing. Participants were 326 7th-grade students, enrolled in three middle schools that were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Values, Beliefs
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Denner, Jill; Werner, Linda; Campe, Shannon; Ortiz, Eloy – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2014
Pair programming is a strategy that grew out of industry and has shown promise for performance and retention in computer programming courses at universities and in industry. In this study, we examine whether pair programming is effective in K-12, what it is effective for, and how partners influence each other. We collected the data from 320 middle…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Programming, Middle School Students, Computer Games
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Ercan, Orhan; Bilen, Kadir – European Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Advances in computer technologies and adoption of related methods and techniques in education have developed parallel to each other. This study focuses on the need to utilize more than one teaching method and technique in education rather than focusing on a single teaching method. By using the pre-test post-test and control group semi-experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement
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Sheffield, Caroline – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
This mixed methods multiple case study explored middle school social studies teachers' instructional use of digital technology at three suburban middle schools This mixed methods, multiple-case study explored middle school social studies teachers' instructional use of digital technology at three suburban middle schools in a large Florida school…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Technology Integration, Social Studies, Barriers
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Vekiri, Ioanna – Computers & Education, 2010
This exploratory study took place in the context of middle school information science in Greece, to examine possible relations between boys' and girls': value and efficacy beliefs about computers and information science; perceived parental support; perceived teacher expectations; and perceptions of the nature of information science instruction.…
Descriptors: Females, Self Efficacy, Information Science, Foreign Countries
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Wachira, Patrick; Keengwe, Jared; Onchwari, Grace – AACE Journal, 2008
Many preservice teachers report having had little exposure on the use of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Without guidance on the appropriate use of technology, prospective teachers are left to form their own beliefs about what is appropriate technology use. This study assessed preservice teacher beliefs and conceptions of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Appropriate Technology, Mathematics Teachers
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