Using Laptops to Facilitate Middle School Science LearningThe Results of Hard Fun
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As the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) enters its seventh year of implementation, the need to expand upon the current research is essential. In an effort to gather information about implementing technology within various educational contexts, the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE) at the University of Southern Maine collaborated with a science teacher from Bristol Consolidated School to conduct an action research study to determine how the use of technologicallyadvanced tools and resources might affect academic achievement and student engagement in the science classroom.
Pre‐ and post‐assessments illustrated greater comprehension levels among the students who were assigned to complete a technology‐rich project in comparison to students who were asked to complete a more traditional science project. In addition, a retention assessment revealed greater retention of information among those who had completed the technology‐rich project. Lastly, student engagement appeared to be higher among those who were working directly with their laptops to complete their science projects.
The post‐assessment and the student interviews revealed that many of the students found the technology‐rich project to be more challenging and time‐consuming; however, many of the students also agreed that the project was more fun and engaging. These statements are illustrative of Seymour Papert’s concept of “hard fun”, by which Papert describes the idea that children enjoy being challenged and that they have greater learning outcomes when they are given the opportunity to actively construct new knowledge in an exciting way.
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![]() Personen KB IB clear | Aaron K. Gritter , Idit Harel , Seymour Papert , David L. Silvernail | ||||||||||||||||||
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, Ein Notebook pro LehrerIn (ENpL)One Laptop per Teacher
, Ein Notebook pro StudentIn (ENpS)
, Maine’s One-to-One Laptop ProgramMaine’s One-to-One Laptop Program
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