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A Shifting Landscape: Using Tablets to Support Learning in Students with Diverse Abilities
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Burke, Anne; Hughes, Janette – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2018
As technology becomes a larger part of people's everyday lives, it is logical to think that it should also become a part of the learning process. The use of tablets in classrooms is becoming an area of interest as researchers are trying to understand what the benefits are--if any--to using these devices. This article gives an overview of some of…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Student Diversity, Learning Disabilities
Exploring the Role of TPACK and Teacher Self-Efficacy: An Ethnographic Case Study of Three iPad Language Arts Classes
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Saudelli, Mary Gene; Ciampa, Katia – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
This ethnographic research study investigated three elementary teachers' perceived self-efficacy beliefs and their attitudes toward mobile technology-enhanced instruction. Using technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) as a guiding theory, the authors sought to determine whether and how the three knowledge components that form the…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Self Efficacy, Ethnography
Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Nuclear Engineering Students
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Waller, E.; Kaye, M. H. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
Problem solving is an essential skill for nuclear engineering graduates entering the workforce. Training in qualitative and quantitative aspects of problem solving allows students to conceptualise and execute solutions to complex problems. Solutions to problems in high consequence fields of study such as nuclear engineering require rapid and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Safety, Problem Solving, Engineering
Tablet PCs and Reconceptualizing Learning with Technology: A Case Study in Higher Education
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van Oostveen, R.; Muirhead, William; Goodman, William M. – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: This study aims to examine the experience of 31 university students who were issued tablet PCs for their use during an academic year. The primary research problem which drove this project revolved around the student perceptions of the benefits of technology to provide opportunities to restructure their learning experiences.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Science Instruction, Cognitive Processes
Mathematics for Gifted Students in an Arts- and Technology-Rich Setting
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Gadanidis, George; Hughes, Janette; Cordy, Michelle – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
In this paper we report on a study of a short-term mathematics program for grade 7-8 gifted students that integrated open-ended mathematics tasks with the arts (poetry and drama) and with technology. The program was offered partially online and partially in a classroom setting. The study sought to investigate (a) students' perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Grade 7, Grade 8
Technology as a Learning Tool for ASL Literacy
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Snoddon, Kristin – Sign Language Studies, 2010
This article discusses the role of technology in supporting ASL literacy. This attention to technology is part of an exploratory study of Deaf elementary school students participating in an ASL identity text project at a bilingual/bicultural school for Deaf students in Ontario, Canada. This study is a contribution to the cross-Canada…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Deafness, Foreign Countries