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Nielsen, Wendy; Miller, K. Alex; Hoban, Garry – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
We report a case study of two highly qualified science teachers as they implemented laptop computers in their Years 9 and 10 science classes at the beginning of the "Digital Education Revolution," Australia's national one-to-one laptop program initiated in 2009. When a large-scale investment is made in a significant educational change,…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Case Studies, Laptop Computers
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Cotner, Sehoya H.; Fall, Bruce A.; Wick, Susan M.; Walker, J. D.; Baepler, Paul M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Scratch-off immediate feedback assessment technique (IF-AT) forms and classroom response systems (clickers) can increase student engagement and interaction and help students prepare for exams by indicating the type and level of questions they will encounter. We used the IF-AT throughout the semester in three sections of a lower-division biology…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Classroom Techniques, Group Activities, Teaching Methods
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Yarnall, Louise; Shechtman, Nicole; Penuel, William R. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
A variety of handheld applications and curricular materials have been developed to support inquiry science learning in recent years, but there are few handheld-supported assessment activities available to teachers. In Project WHIRL, researchers from SRI International worked in partnership with teachers from Beaufort County School District (SC) to…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Inquiry, Computer Software, Elementary School Science