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Heindl, Manuela – Pedagogical Research, 2018
Although there is evidence of an improvement in students' learning achievements in inquiry-based learning sessions compared to traditional lessons, the influence of technology and its possibilities for poorlyequipped schools, needs to be analysed. The research question was, 'Which effective practices emerge when students use digital, as opposed to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Elementary School Students, Technology Uses in Education
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Pombo, Lúcia; Carlos, Vânia; Loureiro, Maria João – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
The AGIRE project is a partnership between the University of Aveiro, a consortium comprising 26 companies related to teaching and learning, and one School Grouping, with the financial support of QREN. The project is embedded into the Edulab concept (school laboratories with technological equipment, as tablets, laptops, whiteboards, and educational…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Partnerships in Education, Consortia, School Business Relationship
Beaver, Jessica K.; Englander, Katie; Leow, Christine; Barnes, Marvin – Research for Action, 2015
Beginning in spring 2013, students in seven elementary schools throughout the Project LIFT zone in Charlotte, North Carolina began to receive XO laptops provided by the organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for use both within their classroom and at home. This report details Research for Action's (RFA) mixed-method evaluation of the first year…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Program Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Laptop Computers
Norris, Cathleen; Hossain, Akhlaq; Soloway, Elliot – Educational Technology, 2011
The authors stand by this prediction: Within five years "every" child in "every" grade in "every" K-12 classroom in America will be using a mobile learning device (MLD), 24/7. And a corollary already being seen in MLD-using classrooms: Student achievement will increase "significantly", since time-on-task…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
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Crichton, Susan; Pegler, Karen; White, Duncan – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
Our paper reports findings from a two-phase deployment of iPod Touch and iPad devices in a large, urban Canadian school board. The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of the infrastructure required to support handheld devices in classrooms; the opportunities and challenges teachers face as they begin to use handheld devices for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Familiarity, High School Students, Teaching Methods
Maloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Rainey, Katie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2010
In 2007, the Texas Legislature (80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2007) authorized the creation of the Texas Rural Technology (R-Tech) Pilot program, which provides $8 million in funding to support rural districts in implementing technology-based supplemental education programs. In order to be eligible for funding, districts must have…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Laptop Computers, Summer Schools, Administrator Role