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Successful Implementation of Technology to Teach Science: Research Implications

Successful Implementation of Technology to Teach Science: Research Implications

David A. Slykhuis, Rebecca McNall Krall
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781609607500|ISBN10: 1609607503|EISBN13: 9781609607517
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-750-0.ch012
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Slykhuis, David A., and Rebecca McNall Krall. "Successful Implementation of Technology to Teach Science: Research Implications." Educational Technology, Teacher Knowledge, and Classroom Impact: A Research Handbook on Frameworks and Approaches, edited by Robert N. Ronau, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 271-294. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-750-0.ch012

APA

Slykhuis, D. A. & Krall, R. M. (2012). Successful Implementation of Technology to Teach Science: Research Implications. In R. Ronau, C. Rakes, & M. Niess (Eds.), Educational Technology, Teacher Knowledge, and Classroom Impact: A Research Handbook on Frameworks and Approaches (pp. 271-294). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-750-0.ch012

Chicago

Slykhuis, David A., and Rebecca McNall Krall. "Successful Implementation of Technology to Teach Science: Research Implications." In Educational Technology, Teacher Knowledge, and Classroom Impact: A Research Handbook on Frameworks and Approaches, edited by Robert N. Ronau, Christopher R. Rakes, and Margaret L. Niess, 271-294. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-750-0.ch012

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Abstract

In this review of recent literature on the use of technology to teach science content, 143 articles from 8 science education journals were selected and analyzed for the use of technologies in teaching science, pedagogies employed, and successes of the implementations. The resultant data provides a snapshot on how technology is being used in the teaching and learning of science, and the research methods used to explore these issues. Levels of research and levels of success were developed and applied to the article data set to characterize the types of research and technology implementations described in the literature. Articles that showed high levels of successful implementation of technology along with a high level of research were explored and explained in greater detail. The review underscores the research trend toward using technology to illustrate abstract concepts and make objects that are invisible to the naked eye, visible and malleable in computer modeling programs. Implications for successful use of technology to teach science are discussed.

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