ERIC Number: ED278386
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 174
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ISBN: ISBN-0-7729-1635-7
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Case Studies of Microcomputers in the Classroom. Questions for Curriculum and Teacher Education. Education and Technology Series.
Olson, John; Eaton, Sandra
Teachers participating in a 12-month study investigating teacher response to computer innovation in the classroom reported several factors as influential in determining how computers are incorporated into classroom routines: the support they received; private and public expectations for the teacher and the school; ministry and board guidelines; and the rather unique process of innovation in which the teachers themselves were involved. Working with grades 4 to 10 in eight schools, case studies were compiled that document in detail both how and why individual teachers use computers. Although the schools chosen offered a wide range of computer applications--e.g., using the computer for graphics, for geographical simulations, for special education, for French immersion and for core French--the studies fell into two distinct groups: computers as part of a literacy program, and use of computers as a teaching tool. These two patterns of use differed in goals, learning potential, demands on the teacher, pedagogy, and curriculum implications. Of the two, computer literacy was the most problematic because of its newness and uncertain status as a subject. (DJR)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Board of Education Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers, Teacher Attitudes, Use Studies
Publications Sales, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V6.
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto.
Authoring Institution: Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto.
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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