technologies role in education reform
findings from a national study of innovating schools
september nineteen ninety five barber means that the al
prepared for the office of educational research an improvement us department of education many individuals
contributed to the research
analysis
and thinking on which this report is based
this tree site visit teams who prepared the case study reports that provided the foundation
for the conclusions
hypothesis
technology can support constructivist learning activities that the classroom level and into the practical
organisational factors promote technology implementations within schools
this study aims
you promote in understanding of how technology can support constructivist teaching at the classroom level
section understanding requires both the framework relating technology used to desired student learning outcomes and
multiple
really describe concrete examples of good instructional uses of technology
to describe and analyze technology implementation factors
what promotes or inhibits affective implementations of technology
study questions
how technology and waveform fit together the broad research questions addressed by this study were
does technology facilitate the transition to more emphasis on constructivist project based learning
what's the points are required to make technology an effective tool for constructivist approach is
in a critical mass of classrooms within a school what are the impact on students
and teachers when technology is introduced along with constructivist learning activities
research nineteen for schools were selected to person evaluation teams of is in each of
the nine sites for a period of three to eight days over a two year
period each side
initial brief observations of a broad range of classrooms in order to pick two classrooms
for more intensive observation and videotaping criteria for choosing his classrooms where combination of the
theoretical and the pragmatic from the early discussions with administrators and teachers
classrooms were selected that were using technology into like ways to support
research the researchers interviewed individual students or small groups as they developed or exhibited their
technology based work are demonstrated how they use particular pieces of software observed and videotaped
classes school activities feature meetings and training
and other key events related to technology using these classrooms
interview with a wide range of other school respondents including principles project coordinators
and school technology coordinators
interview representatives of other institutions that for a pivotal on the schools reform effort
findings the search output then was organized into six major categories
technology implementation technology conducts curriculum content and technology uses
we form features of technology you lose
feature training and outcomes student outcomes
findings
student benefits from technology in the classroom
adding to the students perception that their work is authentic and important
increasing the complexity with which students can deal successfully
dramatically enhancing student motivation and self esteem
creating a multiplicity of rules
instigating greater collaboration
feature benefits from technology in the classroom an increase in their technology and pedagogical scales
greater collaboration within their own school
contact in collaboration with external school reform and research organisations
involvement in training and professional conferences
is highly improbable at the united states educational system will take advantage of these activities
described in this case study unless the private sector engages actively over the long term
research considers technology in the classroom to be a benefit but it is coupled with
the realisation that without financial help in teacher training that it is an uphill