[PDF] Computers Schools And Students eBook

Author : Cedric Cullingford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317162587

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How have schools been affected by the introduction of computer technology, and has it changed the school life and experience of students? This book uses research from both large and small secondary schools, including those specializing in technology and those with higher numbers of pupils with special needs, to look at the results of all the political initiatives and investment in ICT. The authors found that the ambitious expectations fell short of reality. Their research into the reasons for this shortfall can help teachers understand and develop ways to make the best use of computers in their schools. It is equally informative for educational researchers and policy-makers.

Author : William D. Pflaum
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 32,72 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0871208423

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An inside look at how schools throughout the United States are incorporating education technology in daily instruction.

Author : Larry Cuban
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2003-04-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 0674253574

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Impelled by a demand for increasing American strength in the new global economy, many educators, public officials, business leaders, and parents argue that school computers and Internet access will improve academic learning and prepare students for an information-based workplace. But just how valid is this argument? In Oversold and Underused, one of the most respected voices in American education argues that when teachers are not given a say in how the technology might reshape schools, computers are merely souped-up typewriters and classrooms continue to run much as they did a generation ago. In his studies of early childhood, high school, and university classrooms in Silicon Valley, Larry Cuban found that students and teachers use the new technologies far less in the classroom than they do at home, and that teachers who use computers for instruction do so infrequently and unimaginatively. Cuban points out that historical and organizational economic contexts influence how teachers use technical innovations. Computers can be useful when teachers sufficiently understand the technology themselves, believe it will enhance learning, and have the power to shape their own curricula. But these conditions can't be met without a broader and deeper commitment to public education beyond preparing workers. More attention, Cuban says, needs to be paid to the civic and social goals of schooling, goals that make the question of how many computers are in classrooms trivial.

Author : William D. Pflaum
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416601538

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An inside look at how schools throughout the United States are incorporating education technology in daily instruction.

Author : Arthur Tatnall
Publisher : Springer
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,40 MB
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 364255119X

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This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing in education from the 1970s to the mid-1990s presenting a social history of the introduction and early use of computers in schools. The 30 papers deal with the introduction of computer in schools in many countries around the world: Norway, South Africa, UK, Canada, Australia, USA, Finland, Chile, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Ireland, Israel and Poland. The authors are not professional historians but rather people who as teachers, students or researchers were involved in this history and they narrate their experiences from a personal perspective offering fascinating stories.

Author : James D. Torr
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780737716108

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Many parents and teachers feel that educational technology is vital in helping students succeed in the modern information economy. However, other educators maintain that schools' investments in computer-assisted education have not paid off. This volume highlights the main arguments about what role computers should play in the classroom.

Author : Janet Ward Schofield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 1995-10-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780521479240

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Computers and Classroom Culture, first published in 1996, explores the meaning of computer technology for our schools.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 31,85 MB
Release : 2000-08-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 0309131979

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First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real connection between classroom activities and learning behavior. This edition includes far-reaching suggestions for research that could increase the impact that classroom teaching has on actual learning. Like the original edition, this book offers exciting new research about the mind and the brain that provides answers to a number of compelling questions. When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from non-experts? What can teachers and schools do-with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methodsâ€"to help children learn most effectively? New evidence from many branches of science has significantly added to our understanding of what it means to know, from the neural processes that occur during learning to the influence of culture on what people see and absorb. How People Learn examines these findings and their implications for what we teach, how we teach it, and how we assess what our children learn. The book uses exemplary teaching to illustrate how approaches based on what we now know result in in-depth learning. This new knowledge calls into question concepts and practices firmly entrenched in our current education system. Topics include: How learning actually changes the physical structure of the brain. How existing knowledge affects what people notice and how they learn. What the thought processes of experts tell us about how to teach. The amazing learning potential of infants. The relationship of classroom learning and everyday settings of community and workplace. Learning needs and opportunities for teachers. A realistic look at the role of technology in education.