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Jones, W. Monty; Caratachea, Matt; Schad, Micheal; Cohen, Jonathan D. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2021
Despite growing interest in the educational benefits of integrating making into formal educational contexts, few studies have examined professional development (PD) models for assisting K-12 teachers in doing so. Through the design and implementation of a unique PD experience, this qualitative case study examined the perspectives of eight teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Learning Experience, Shared Resources and Services
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Plass, Jan L.; Pawar, Shashank – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
Adaptive learning and personalization have long been of great interest to learning designers and educators, and recent technological advances that have opened up a range of new possibilities for adaptivity. However, we lack clear definitions of the terms adaptivity and personalization, and the theoretical and empirical soundness of implementations…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Individualized Instruction
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Petrovich, Mark E.; Barany, Amanda; Shah, Mamta; Foster, Aroutis – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2022
Maker-based learning activities offer benefits to both students and educators; however, there exist few research examples that examine how educators enact a process of identity exploration when implementing maker activities in their instruction. The Projective Reflection framework was used to assess three science educators' identity exploration as…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Environmental Education, Creative Activities, Teaching Methods
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Daoud, Rana; Starkey, Louise; Eppel, Elizabeth; Vo, Tho Doan; Sylvester, Allan – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2021
This article presents a systematic review of literature that explores the educational value of the Internet in the home for school aged children. Research published between 2008 and 2018 was examined and 67 items were analyzed. A range of positive, negative and neutral correlations or outcomes of home Internet use were identified across the three…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Teaching Methods, Internet, Correlation
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Wishart, Jocelyn – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2017
This article reports on an exploration of teaching and learning through creating rudimentary stop-motion animations set up to identify how learning opportunities involving stop-motion animations can support student learning and science teacher education. Participants were student teachers, volunteers representing both secondary and primary school…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Animation
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Nogry, S.; Varly, P. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
Information and communication technology (ICT) use among children in low-income countries remains understudied. The purpose of this study is to describe laptop usage among children in the context of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project 4 years after the laptops were first introduced in a community in Madagascar. The study was conducted using a…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Low Income Groups
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Foster, Aroutis; Shah, Mamta – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2015
This article elucidates the process of game-based learning in classrooms through the use of the Play Curricular activity Reflection Discussion (PCaRD) model. A mixed-methods study was conducted at a high school to implement three games with the PCaRD model in a year-long elective course. Data sources included interviews and observations for…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction
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O'Bannon, Blanche W.; Britt, Virginia G. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2012
Wikis are gaining popularity in classrooms because of their many benefits. Despite these benefits, there is a shortage of empirical data regarding their effectiveness in increasing knowledge. This study examined (a) the effectiveness of creating/developing/using a wiki to increase knowledge of Web 2.0 tools for 103 preservice teachers; (b) their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Editing, Study Guides, Program Effectiveness
Harris, Judith; Mishra, Punya; Koehler, Matthew – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
In this paper we critically analyze extant approaches to technology integration in teaching, arguing that many current methods are technocentric, often omitting sufficient consideration of the dynamic and complex relationships among content, technology, pedagogy, and context. We recommend using the technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Educators
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Harris, Judith B.; Hofer, Mark J. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
How does teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) inform their instructional planning? How can this knowledge be enhanced? In an interpretivist study of experienced secondary social studies teachers' planning, we sought to discover clues to the nature and development of these teachers' TPACK-in-action as it was expressed in…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Doering, Aaron; Veletsianos, George – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
In this paper we sought to understand how teachers chose to integrate a hybrid online education program in their classrooms, how students responded to this choice, and how students' experiences were influenced by the integration model chosen by the teachers. Data collected via classroom observations, personal interviews, and focus groups suggest…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Focus Groups, Online Courses, Computer Uses in Education