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Information and Communication Technologies in Hands-On Science: Emerging Trends Across Three Nations

Knezek, G., Muta, H., Voogt, J., Christensen, R., Moore, D., Southworth, J., Tada, M. & Jones, G. (2000). Information and Communication Technologies in Hands-On Science: Emerging Trends Across Three Nations. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 19(3), 277-295. Charlottesville, VA: AACE.
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Journal Information

JCMST

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
ISSN 0731-9258
Volume 19, Issue 3, 2000
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Charlottesville, VA

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Authors

Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, United States; Hiromitsu Muta, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan; Joke Voogt, University of Twente, Netherlands; Rhonda Christensen, Texas Center for Educational Technology, United States; David Moore, Mineral Wells Independent School District, United States; John Southworth, University of Hawaii, United States; Marie Tada, St. Mary’s International School, Japan; Greg Jones, University of Texas at Austin, United States

Abstract

This article introduces a framework for classifying information and communication technologies (ICT) in hands-on science activ-ities in K-12 education. Exemplary projects from the USA and the Netherlands demonstrate the potential of the use of ICT. Ex-amples from Japan illustrate how developments in hands-on sci-ence in the western world have influenced Japan's educational policy at the national level, leading toward systematically planned initiatives in that nation. The impact of hands-on sci-ence on student learning is also discussed. The article concludes with a discussion of possible technological, logistical, and peda-gogical barriers to wide-scale implementation/

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