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ERIC Number: EJ986122
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Honeymoon with IWBs: A Qualitative Insight in Primary Students' Views on Instruction with Interactive Whiteboard
Sad, Suleyman Nihat; Ozhan, Ugur
Computers & Education, v59 n4 p1184-1191 Dec 2012
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the views of primary students about interactive whiteboard [IWB] use in their classes from attitudinal and pedagogical perspectives. Research was designed as an empirical approach to "phenomenology." Data was collected from fifty primary students (fourth to eighth) through focus group interviews. Nvivo 9 qualitative data analysis software was used to analyze data. Results showed that students like instruction with IWB especially for such reasons/capabilities as "practical and economical use," "better visual presentation," and "test-based use." Students were predominantly uncomfortable with the technical problems. They believed that instruction with IWB positively impacted their learning especially because of "visualization and contextualization," "effective presentation," "test-based use," and "motivational" factors. Finally it was inferred that IWBs were not used to their full potential, and both technical problems and common practices indicated that teachers were still at an initial stage of transmission to instruction with IWB and they needed both technical and pedagogical training. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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