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Campbell, Todd; Wang, Shaing Kwei; Hsu, Hui-Yin; Duffy, Aaron M.; Wolf, Paul G. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
This position paper proposes the enhancement of teacher and student learning in science classrooms by tapping the enormous potential of information communication and technologies (ICTs) as cognitive tools for engaging students in scientific inquiry. This paper serves to challenge teacher-held assumptions about students learning science "from…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Position Papers, Science Instruction, Science Education
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Fischer, Judith; Mitchell, Rudolph; del Alamo, Jesus – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The Microelectronics WebLab at MIT allows students to do actual (not simulated) laboratory research on state-of-the art equipment through the Internet. This study assesses the use of WebLab in a junior-level course on microelectronic devices and circuits in 2004-05 and 2005-06. In quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews, students and…
Descriptors: Electronics, Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Science Instruction
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Schmeeckle, Joyce M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2003
Study 1 evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of online training with Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center's (NLETC's) Jail Management trainees. Results indicate that online training is as effective as and more efficient than classroom training. Study 2 examined learning, instructional time, motivation, and attitude advantages of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Computer Uses in Education, Efficiency