AVReading Newsletter-- May "Technology in the Science Classroom"
Our focus this year has been on disseminating educational research. And so this month, I have chosen a recently published study ( Journal of Research on Technology in Education , 2019) on the use of technology within science classrooms. The study is worth examination for a few reasons. First, it is a qualitative study, which produces a type of knowledge allowing us to better understand the lived experiences of others. In this case, we have the opportunity to examine the teaching practices of high school science teachers and their use of technology in a way that quantitative research cannot quite get at. Second, I wanted to learn a little bit more about innovative or interesting technology uses in the classroom. And finally, I was interested in finding something specific to science. The study, completed by Ceren Ocak (University of Georgia, Atlanta) and...