ERIC Number: EJ1344710
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
EISSN: EISSN-1467-8535
Big Data, Big Changes? The Technologies and Sources of Data Used in Science Classrooms
British Journal of Educational Technology, v53 n5 p1179-1201 Sep 2022
With improving technology and monitoring efforts, the availability of scientific data is rapidly expanding. The tools that scientists and engineers use to analyse data are changing in response. At the same time, science education standards have shifted to emphasize the importance of students making sense of data in science classrooms. However, it is not yet known whether these exciting new datasets and tools are used science classrooms, and what it would take to facilitate their use. To identify opportunities, research is needed to capture the data practices currently performed in classrooms, and the roles of technology for student learning. Here, we report findings from a survey conducted in the United States of 330 science teachers on the data sources, practices and technologies common to their classroom. We found that teachers predominantly involve their students in analysing relatively small data sets that they collect. In support of this work, teachers tend to use the technologies that are available to them--namely, calculators and spreadsheets. In addition, we found that a subset of teachers used a wide variety of data sources of varying complexity. We discuss what these findings suggest for practice, research and policy, with an emphasis on supporting teachers based on their needs.
Descriptors: Data, Data Use, Science Instruction, Science Education, Technology Uses in Education, Science Teachers, Educational Practices, Teacher Attitudes, Calculators, Spreadsheets
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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