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Ryan, Josephine; Scott, Anne; Walsh, Maureen – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2010
Contemporary commentary notes that students are frequently ahead of their teachers in their ability to manipulate and be creative with the internet, digital programs, and mobile technology. In this context it is important to ask, "What knowledge do teachers need to teach in the contemporary context where texts are elaborately multimodal,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Multimedia Instruction
Meringoff, Laurene K. – 1980
This study compared childrens' apprehension of an unfamiliar story either read to them from an illustrated book or presented as a comparable televised film. Subjects were 48 children, 24 of them six to seven years old, and 24 nine to ten years old, who were randomly assigned to one medium condition and individually presented the story. Response…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Intermode Differences
Casey, Jean; Martin, Lella – Computing Teacher, 1994
Two articles describe the use of computer software to help elementary students develop literacy and writing skills: the first article evaluates "Writing to Read" software, comparing its use in classrooms and in computer labs with traditional instruction; the second article discusses using "Writing to Write" software with third graders. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Conventional Instruction, Courseware
Delclos, Victor R.; And Others – 1984
Research was conducted to compare the effects of three different methods of teaching LOGO to fifth graders with a broad range of academic ability. The first method, based on Papert's idea of discovery learning, involved teacher presentation of LOGO instruction and student control of pace of learning. The second method involved the use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Falk, John H.; Balling, John D. – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
The impact of a field trip on the attitudes, behavior, and learning of 196 third- and fifth-grade students was assessed. Third grade students seemed overwhelmed by the field trip and learned more from an outdoor science activity near their school. Fifth grade students were stimulated by the trip and bored by the outdoor lesson. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Education, Field Trips
Sherwood, Robert D.; Hasselbring, Ted – 1984
Research was undertaken to investigate various methods of presentation of a computer based science simulation as it related to student content knowledge of the simulation concepts. Three treatment groups of sixth grade students were used in the study: (1) two students per computer interacting with the simulation; (2) a total class presentation of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Educational Games