ERIC Number: EJ1085038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1814-0556
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Can You Hear Me Now? Student Voice: High School & Middle School Students' Perceptions of Teachers, ICT and Learning
Stefl-Mabry, Joette; Radlick, Michael; Doane, William
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, v6 n4 p64-82 2010
Information and Communications Technologies have become tightly woven into the fabric of most middle school and high school students' lives throughout the United States. However this is true, for the most part, only when students step outside the physical and mental confines of school. Today many students find that the technology they have access to outside of school is newer, faster, and far less restrictive than the technology they have access to in school. This dichotomy is creating a situation where, for the first time, students have more access to information and resources out of school than they do in school. This exploratory case study examines the viewpoints of Middle School (MS) and High School (HS) students in a technology-affluent, rural, United States school district relative to Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) use in and out of school. Students in our study 1) perceived technology in school as limited and restrictive, 2) recognized teachers' ICT skills determined classroom instruction, 3) provided suggestions to help teachers with ICT, 4) articulated the learning environments they prefer, 5) experienced a disconnect between ICT use in school and out of school, and 6) perceived educators as not caring.
Descriptors: Information Technology, Middle School Students, High School Students, Access to Information, Case Studies, Student Attitudes, Rural Schools, School Districts, Educational Environment, Technological Literacy, Teaching Methods, Caring, Teacher Student Relationship, Critical Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Online Surveys, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
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