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ERIC Number: EJ615188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Closing of the Gender Gap in Technology Enriched Science Education: A Case Study.
Mayer-Smith, Jolie; Pedretti, Erminia; Woodrow, Janice
Computers & Education, v35 n1 p51-63 Aug 2000
This case study explores the popular assertion that success in technology-enriched science classrooms is gender dependent. Describes the TESSI (Technology Enhanced Secondary Science Instruction) project, and discusses findings that indicate that sound pedagogical practices and social organization in the classroom environment can promote gender inclusive experiences. (Contains 31 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Educational Technology, Gender Issues, Instructional Design, Secondary School Science, Social Influences, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Technology Based Instruction