scholarly journals Samoprocena osposobljenosti nastavnika za primenu obrazovno-računarskog softvera u vaspitno-obrazovnoj praksi

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-145
Author(s):  
Jelena Maksimović ◽  
Jelena Osmanović-Zajić ◽  
Veljko Banđur
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Educational Computer ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Teaching represents the basic and most beneficial aspect of education. The quality of teaching is continually improved by the introduction of innovative teaching techniques and modern teaching methods. Contemporary pedagogical innovations pertaining to teaching are based on the application of information and communication technologies in education. Therefore, the educational computer software is one of the most systematic and most creative tools used in schools with the purpose of improving the concept of digital teaching practices. The educational computer software is an innovative teaching tool for an independent creation and presentation of teaching units by means of digital technologies whose purpose is the achievement of students' total and active commitment and motivation. The goal of this research was to examine the teachers' self-assessment regarding their ability to apply the educational computer software in their teaching practices. The methods used were the descriptive method and the scaling technique with the Likert-type scale (ORSON) containing 35 items. The research sample consisted of 500 teachers from Central and Southern Serbia. Four factors were extracted by the factor analysis, which explains 53.19% of the variance: digital competencies, the advantages of ORS, ORS as a teaching tool, and practical application. The research results show that teachers are qualified enough for the practical application of the educational computer software. Also, the analysis of their responses proves that they regard the educational computer software as a significant and innovative teaching tool. The research determined a statistically significant difference in the subjects' responses considering the independent research variables: gender, type of school, and teaching experience (p<0.05).

Computer Presentational Features for Young Children's Preferential Selection and Recall of Information

1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Calvert ◽  
J. Allen Watson ◽  
Vickie M. Brinkley ◽  
Barbara Bordeaux
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Linguistic Information ◽  
Preferential Selection ◽  
Computer Microworld ◽  
Integral Component ◽  
Educational Computer ◽  
Interference Hypothesis

Preschool children's preferential selection and recall of words presented in a computer microworld was assessed as a function of action and sound. Forty preschoolers, equally distributed by sex, were randomly assigned to one of four versions of a microworld. Within each version, twenty-four sprite objects were randomly assigned properties of action and sound. The design was counterbalanced so that across the four versions, each sprite assumed all possible factorial combinations of action and sound. As expected, children preferentially selected and later recalled more words presented with action than words presented without action. Although children selected sounds, sounds interfered with children's recall of linguistic information. Results support an action superiority hypothesis and an auditory interference hypothesis. The practical application is to use action as an integral component of educational computer software designed for young children.

Singapore teachers’ attitudes towards the use of information and communication technologies in physical education

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 481-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nien Xiang Tou ◽  
Ying Hwa Kee ◽  
Koon Teck Koh ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Jia Yi Chow
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

The purpose of the present study was to examine and compare Singaporean physical education teachers’ attitudes towards information and communication technologies in physical education across different demographic groups that included gender, age, teaching experience, and school level. A total of 422 Singaporean full-time physical education teachers (mean age = 38.47 years, standard deviation = 8.31) completed the Physical Education Teachers’ Subjective Theories Questionnaire to assess their perspectives towards the integration of information and communication technologies into physical education teaching practice. Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis H tests were conducted to examine the differences in participants’ attitudes across different demographic groups. Results revealed that attitudes towards information and communication technologies significantly differed between teachers of different gender, age, and teaching experience. However, no significant difference was found in attitudes towards information and communication technologies among teachers of different school levels. The findings of this study can inform policy-makers and stakeholders with an interest in promoting the integration of information and communication technologies in physical education.

History Teacher Readiness in Applying Historical Thinking Skills in Secondary School

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Khairunnajwa Binti Samsudin ◽  
Mohd Mahzan Bin Awang ◽  
Anuar Bin Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Historical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
History Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience

This article aims to study on the readiness of history teachers to inculcate historical thinking skills among students. This study focused on four aspects which includes 1) Procedural Knowledge, and 2) Pedagogical Knowledge. Thus, to achieve the purpose of the study, quantitative methods are used. Questionnaires were distributed to 30 history teachers in a secondary school in Batu Pahat district. The results showed that there were no significant differences between teachers who were trained to teach History and those who are not. However, there was a significant difference between teachers with ten years of teaching experience with the readiness of history teachers.

Effect of Concept Mapping as an Innovative Teaching Method on Senior School Students’ Interest in Chemistry

2019 ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Offor E. N.
Keyword(s):  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Innovative Teaching Method

The study was designed to explore the effect of concept mapping as an innovative teaching method on senior school students‟ interest in chemistry. The pre -test post- test quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised 1425 senior secondary two (SS2) chemistry students in Agbani Education Zone. A total of 189 SS2 chemistry students were drawn from three secondary schools selected in the zone through purposive sampling method. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. In each of the schools used for the study, all the chemistry students in their intact classes were used. The experimental group was taught using concept mapping while the control group was taught using the lecture method of teaching. The treatment lasted for six weeks. The instrument for data collection was Chemistry Interest Scale (CIS). The CIS was validated by three experts. Before the treatment commenced, a pre- interest scale was administered and a reliability coefficient of 0.72 was established using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected was analyzed using analysis of co variance (ANCOVA). The result of the data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the mean interest scores of students taught chemistry with concept mapping and those taught with lecture method. The study concludes by recommending that concept mapping method of teaching should be adopted in teaching of chemistry as this has helped to stimulate interest in chemistry which will help to enhance their achievement.

Empowering professionalism in mission-oriented innovation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus M Bugge ◽  
Fazilat Siddiq
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Teaching Tools

Abstract In the literature on mission-oriented innovation supply side and tech-oriented approaches have been complemented by broader and more inclusive societal approaches. Here, it is highlighted that both directionality and broad anchoring of diverse stakeholders across private, public, and civic domains are key to successful implementation. Still, it is unclear how these dimensions relate and unfold in practice. Using digital literacy in education as an example of mission-oriented innovation, this paper investigates what prerequisites and capabilities are needed to envision and govern such processes. Based upon a case study of innovative teaching practices in twenty-five classes at ten primary schools in Norway, the paper finds that the motivation, dedication, and engagement of the teachers is not primarily related to the digital technologies themselves, but to the professional and pedagogical anchoring of the digital teaching tools. The mobilization of the professionalism of the teachers is enabled by a process of balanced empowerment.

scholarly journals Web 2.0 vs. the Semantic Web: A Philosophical Assessment

Episteme ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Floridi
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clear Explanation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

ABSTRACTThe paper develops some of the conclusions, reached in Floridi (2007), concerning the future developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on our lives. The two main theses supported in that article were that, as the information society develops, the threshold between online and offline is becoming increasingly blurred, and that once there won't be any significant difference, we shall gradually re-conceptualise ourselves not as cyborgs but rather as inforgs, i.e. socially connected, informational organisms. In this paper, I look at the development of the so-called Semantic Web and Web 2.0 from this perspective and try to forecast their future. Regarding the Semantic Web, I argue that it is a clear and well-defined project, which, despite some authoritative views to the contrary, is not a promising reality and will probably fail in the same way AI has failed in the past. Regarding Web 2.0, I argue that, although it is a rather ill-defined project, which lacks a clear explanation of its nature and scope, it does have the potentiality of becoming a success (and indeed it is already, as part of the new phenomenon of Cloud Computing) because it leverages the only semantic engines available so far in nature, us. I conclude by suggesting what other changes might be expected in the future of our digital environment.

Formation of ICT-competence of Philology students with the innovative teaching aids in the distance education

2020 ◽  
pp. 120-134
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla PIDKAMINNA
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Ict Competence ◽  
Innovative Learning

The article is devoted to the study of the processes of formation of ICT competence of students of philology with the help of innovative teaching aids in the conditions of distance education. The peculiarities of innovative teaching aids in the process of remote work are clarified, their influence on the formation of ICT competence of students-philologists is studied, the interrelation between the processes of using innovative teaching aids in educational practice and formation of ICT competence of future teachers is analyzed. The study conducted a survey among students on the effectiveness of distance learning, the features of the introduction of information and communication technologies in the educational process and the use of related innovative learning tools, as well as on improving skills and abilities to work with Internet resources, learning platforms. The use of innovative tools for the training of teachers of philology significantly deepens the effectiveness of teaching, creates a ground for the disclosure of their creative potential, teaches to create original educational content, to interact effectively with others.

Upotreba interneta u obrazovanju odraslih: istorijsko-organizaciona perspektiva

2017 ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Bojan Ljuijić
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Educational Computer ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Internet In Education ◽  
Historical Periods

Beside the fact that the Internet was not primarily educational network (it didn’t emerge from the intention to be systematically used in the field of education), shortly after it emerged, possibilities of its application in education were recognised. This paper is dedicated to analysis of the most important chronological moments (technological and social in the first place) that were crucial in sense of comprehensive application of the Internet in service of education in general, but also in service of adult education. Having all mentioned in focus, in more details, we analysed emergence and development of the Internet observed as educational computer network in frame of general development of information and communication technologies. While realising mentioned analysis, our focus was on four historical periods of educational computer technologies. We also intended to emphasize the activities of international institutions that followed, encouraged and supported the development of the Internet use and the use of other information and communication technologies in the field of education. According to that, we distinguished the main moments referring activities of these organisations which describe in the best manner their contributions to growing application of the Internet in education in general, but also in adult education.

Notes about teaching chemistry in America Part 2. College

2020 ◽  
pp. 118-128
Author(s):  
Michael Georgievich Goldfield
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
College Level ◽  
Lab Experiment ◽  
Teaching Chemistry ◽  
American System ◽  
Lab Experiments

A brief review of the American system of chemical education, at the highschool to junior college level, with emphasis on the content and format of teaching lab experiments. Lab experiment is a mandatory part of any highschool chemistry. In recent years, Vernier’s methods, unified equipment and computer software have been widely used as the basis for conducting a training experiment. The content and organization of laboratory workshops in general and organic chemistry at a number of college-level educational institutions on the basis of the author’s own teaching experience were considered.

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