TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating Internet resources into the science classroom
T2 - Teachers' perspectives
AU - Wiesenmayer, Randall L.
AU - Koul, Ravinder
N1 - Funding Information:
The research for this article was funded by the National Science Foundation (ESI-9550017), The West Virginia Research Corporation and the West Virginia University.
Funding Information:
The Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) provide a vast array of resources for science educators. Any teacher using Internet can access graphics, sound files, lesson plans, documents, data, software and a large on-line community of researchers, educators and hobbyists. The tremendous scope and availability of Internet resources has generated a lot of interest in harnessing their educational potential. The West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project, an initiative funded by NSF is aimed at implementing effective use of Internet resources in science classrooms and establishing a research base for evaluation of its impact on science teaching and learning.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - This paper presents teachers' perspectives on the impact of Internet usage on their teaching practices. Semi-structured interviews with ten teachers and two identical on-line surveys were used to collect data from teacher participants in the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project. Questions were directed toward teachers' understandings of Internet resources, the development of collaborative relationships and the use of investigative projects in classrooms. Teacher enthusiasm for benefits of the information highway is mingled with frustrations with the nature of the Internet medium and constraints within schools.
AB - This paper presents teachers' perspectives on the impact of Internet usage on their teaching practices. Semi-structured interviews with ten teachers and two identical on-line surveys were used to collect data from teacher participants in the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project. Questions were directed toward teachers' understandings of Internet resources, the development of collaborative relationships and the use of investigative projects in classrooms. Teacher enthusiasm for benefits of the information highway is mingled with frustrations with the nature of the Internet medium and constraints within schools.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1021848608930
DO - 10.1023/A:1021848608930
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:54649084830
SN - 1059-0145
VL - 7
SP - 271
EP - 277
JO - Journal of Science Education and Technology
JF - Journal of Science Education and Technology
IS - 3
ER -