ERIC Number: EJ832731
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Publication Date: 2008
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An Investigation of Student Teachers' Attitudes to the Use of Media Triggered Problem Based Learning
Ma, Angela Kit Fong; O'Toole, John; Keppell, Michael
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v24 n3 p311-325 2008
This study investigates how teacher education students responded to a particular suite of educational products that involved media based educational learning objects, and their attitudes to them in fostering student centred learning in general, and problem based learning in particular, with the ultimate goal of enhancing and improving the quality of teacher training. Two lines of inquiry have been followed throughout the investigation: (i) to identify and describe student attitudes to the newly developed video rich PBL courseware for teacher education; and (ii) to explore how such educational courseware can be used, enhanced, and presented as examples of learning objects in actual teaching situations. The implications and recommendations arising from the findings obtained in this research project will provide teacher educators with some initial insights when using similar media based products in teacher education. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Investigations, Student Teachers, Problem Based Learning, Courseware, Teacher Educators, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Teacher Education, Simulation, Video Technology, Evaluation, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Interviews
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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