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Vallance, Michael; Martin, Stewart; Wiz, Charles; van Schaik, Paul – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
Science education is concerned with the meaningful pursuit of comprehension, knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes. In Vygotskian social constructivist learning, personal interpretation, decision-making and community cooperation fosters long-term understanding and transference of learned concepts. The construction of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Science Instruction, Science Education, Computer Simulation
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Vallance, Michael; Towndrow, Phillip A. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2007
PowerPoint, the widely-used slide-show software package, is finding increasing currency in lecture halls and classrooms as the preferred method of communicating and presenting information. But, as Adams [Adams, C. (2006) "PowerPoint, habits of mind, and classroom culture." "Journal of Curriculum Studies," 38(4), 389-411] attempts to show, users…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Computer Software Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness
Vallance, Michael – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2007
This paper describes a method that utilized technology to collect and collate quantitative and qualitative data about pre-service teachers' use of networked technologies during a 12-week undergraduate course, and the impact of this use on their pedagogical beliefs regarding the integration of information and communications technology (ICT). The…
Descriptors: Diaries, Communications, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers