ERIC Number: EJ1118733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
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Investigating "The Coolest School in America": How Technology Is Used in a Learner-Centered School
Aslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M.
Educational Technology Research and Development, v64 n6 p1107-1133 Dec 2016
Reigeluth et al. ("Educ Technol" 48(6):32-39, 2008) proposed major and secondary functions for educational technology systems for the learner-centered paradigm of education. However, the functions proposed should be formatively evaluated and revised using a variety of cases to develop a better understanding of how technology can support student learning in the new paradigm. Using the Minnesota New Country School as a case, this study aimed to improve the selection and description of functions that educational technology should serve in the information age. Multiple mixed methods were used to collect and analyze data from the advisors (a role similar to teachers) and students. The findings identified the functions of the school's major educational technology system (Project Foundry) and revealed how the key stakeholders, including the advisors and students, used it and what suggestions they had for its improvement.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mixed Methods Research, Program Evaluation, Student Centered Learning, Integrated Learning Systems, Attitude Measures, Charter Schools, High School Students, Focus Groups, Interviews, Questionnaires, Documentation, Design, Theories, Teacher Role, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
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