Two configurations for accessing classroom computers: differential impact on students' critical reflections and their empowerment.

The context of this article is the new technological environment and the struggle to use meaningful teaching practices in Norwegian schools. Students' critical reflections in two different technological learning environments in six upper secondary schools are compared. Three of these schools offer I...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 411 - 423
Autor principal: Solhaug T
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2009
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          Computers and Computerization Utilization
          Learning Environment In Adolescence
          Student Satisfaction
          Adolescence
          Critical Thinking
          Faculty Attitudes
          Female
          Goodness of Fit Chi Square Test
          Internet Utilization
          Interviews
          Male
          Multiple Regression
          Norway
          Outcomes of Education
          Quantitative Studies
          Quasi-Experimental Studies
          Questionnaires
          Scales
          Schools, Secondary
          Summated Rating Scaling
          Teachers
          Time Factors
          Human
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Female
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      ab: The context of this article is the new technological environment and the struggle to use meaningful teaching practices in Norwegian schools. Students' critical reflections in two different technological learning environments in six upper secondary schools are compared. Three of these schools offer Internet-connected computers in special computer rooms outside ordinary classrooms, while the three other schools offer laptops to every student in class with a wireless connection to the Internet. The study relies on a quasi-experimental design. Data come from 719 student responses to a survey questionnaire and are analysed using multivariate regression. The findings are that critical reflection is enhanced in classrooms with laptops, controlling for students' motivation, self-efficacy, gender, grades and cultural background. On this basis, computers could have a significant potential for enhancing reflection and nourishing classroom discourse, knowledge development, and student empowerment. Motivation and self-efficacy have the strongest impact, while cultural capital has a minor effect on critical thinking. Students' grades seem to have no predictive power with respect to critical reflection. The results are discussed in relation to theories of Bildung, empowerment and democracy. Various implications for teaching are discussed.
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