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Visual Perceptions: A Study Of How Children Can Learn Through Pictures, Melody L. Gustas
Visual Perceptions: A Study Of How Children Can Learn Through Pictures, Melody L. Gustas
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to team teach a third grade unit on Bettendorf city history using the minimal resources that are available to teachers. The focus was to increase assessment scores of students who were exposed to current up-to-date photographs of their city. The hypothesis for this research was: If third grade students are taught using current up-to-date photographs of their city then they will be more likely to remember places and landmarks that they study.
The students were divided into two groups. Both groups received the same lessons on Bettendorf history in their classroom. One group then …
Technology Integration Within The Elementary Classroom Setting, Krista K. Krebsbach
Technology Integration Within The Elementary Classroom Setting, Krista K. Krebsbach
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is to examine technology integration in the elementary classroom setting. Technology is now considered to be an important part of a child's educational experience. Research has determined that students do not learn the same way they did years ago, thus schools are changing their methodologies on how to best serve the 21st century student. However, technology integration can not happen all at once; there are many barriers to technology integration. Some examples would be environmental barriers, curriculum issues, and the personal beliefs of the teachers.
School districts are addressing these problems to ensure that their …
Technology Integration Into The Elementary School Curriculum, Yulia Vladimirovna Koreshkova Poblete
Technology Integration Into The Elementary School Curriculum, Yulia Vladimirovna Koreshkova Poblete
Graduate Research Papers
A new generation of students born after 1985 – the Net Generation or Digital Natives – is now entering public schools. Historical overview shows the picture of growing computer use by children in homes and in schools for the past 10 years. ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) literacy skills and tools help students to acquire the skills needed to use the technologies within the classroom. National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and NETS performance indicators provide guidelines for teachers of what students should know and be able to do with technologies by the end of every grade level.
This paper describes …