ERIC Number: EJ1176195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Results from a Study for Teaching Human Body Systems to Primary School Students Using Tablets
Fokides, Emmanuel; Mastrokoukou, Aikaterini
Contemporary Educational Technology, v9 n2 p154-170 2018
The paper presents the results from a study which examined whether tablets together with a mobile application with augmented reality features can help students to better understand the functions of the respiratory and the circulatory system. The target group was 75 sixth-grade primary school students, divided into three groups. The first group was taught conventionally; students studied using a printed handbook. In the second, a constructivist teaching model was used, but the instruction was not technologically enhanced. The third group of students used tablets and an application, and the teaching was based on a slightly modified version of Bybee's 5Es model. All three groups of students worked in pairs, they were taught the same learning material, and the teacher acted as a facilitator of the process. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire and evaluation sheets. Results indicated that students in the third group outperformed students in the other two groups. The results can be attributed to students' enjoyment, motivation, and positive attitude towards the use of tablets as well as to the teaching method. The study's implications are also discussed.
Descriptors: Anatomy, Human Body, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Guides, Constructivism (Learning), Student Motivation, Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 6, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Statistical Analysis
Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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