Using CD-ROMs in teaching science: Findings from a small scale study

Abstract

<span>This paper reports on data collected through 52 surveys investigating teachers' use of CD-ROMs. The paper indicates that while teachers are familiar with the commonly voiced potential of CD-ROMs and recognise CD-ROM features of merit, the majority of teachers have yet to realise CD-ROM potential in the reality of their classroom. For many teachers issues of access to hardware or software continue to dictate their practices, where location rather than resource levels have established use. Consequently CD-ROMs have been promoted in terms of individual student assignments and other strategies involving whole class or group work have not been implemented.</span>

A Quantitative Examination of Factors that Influence Technology Integration in Higher Education System

“…Many teachers employ ICT in their classes to boost their students' motivation. The utilization of ICT in education has been believed to develop student motivation (Grabe, Grabe, 2007;Kelleher,2000;Osborne, Collins, 2000;Rodrigues et al, 1999;Skinner, 2003). Trimmel and Bachman (2004) examined the effect of presenting laptops into classrooms and one of their findings was that: " information technology has a positive impact on school attendance and learning interest".…”

The New Innovative Technologies and EFL Classes

“…Many teachers employ ICT in their classes to boost their students' motivation. The utilization of ICT in education has been believed to develop student motivation (Grabe&Grabe, 2007;Kelleher, 2000;Osborne & Collins, 2000;Rodrigues et al, 1999;Skinner &Preece, 2003). Trimmel and Bachman (2004) examined the effect of presenting laptops into classrooms and one of their findings was that: " information technology has a positive impact on school attendance and learning interest".…”

Multimedia based enhancement of the science of oenology in the distance education learning environment

“…The same authors also recommend that CDs be used as alternatives to, rather than substitutes for, traditional educational devices to cater for the range of differing student learning modalities between traditional and progressive approaches. Rodrigues et al (1999) state that the main advantages of CDs lie in strong concept development, support for different learning styles, the development of knowledge linkages and the transfer of learning control to the learner. These arguments provide substantial impetus for the implementation of CDs as distance educational devices, especially considering that they do not confer additional access and service provider costs onto the user.…”