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ERIC Number: EJ666634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Rhetoric and Reality: Using ICT To Enhance Pupil Learning--Harry Potter and the Warley Woods Mystery--Case Study 2.
Nichol, Jon; Watson, Kate; Waites, Graham
British Journal of Educational Technology, v34 n2 p201-13 Mar 2003
This case study of grade 7, 11-12 year old students in the United Kingdom embedded ICT (information and communication technology) within an existing scheme of work to develop skills and processes involved in historical investigation, using characters from the Harry Potter books. Also examined teachers' teaching styles and beliefs and values. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, History, Information Technology, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Teaching Styles, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom
Note: Issue theme: Rhetoric and Reality: The Present and Future of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in Education.