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Teacher design in teams as a professional development arrangement for developing technology integration knowledge and skills of science teachers in Tanzania
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Kafyulilo, Ayoub (Author)
- Fisser, Petra (Author)
- Voogt, Joke (Author)
Title
Teacher design in teams as a professional development arrangement for developing technology integration knowledge and skills of science teachers in Tanzania
Abstract
This study investigated the impact of teacher design teams as a professional development arrangement for developing technology integration knowledge and skills among in-service science teachers. The study was conducted at a secondary school in Tanzania, where 12 in-service science teachers participated in a workshop about technology integration in science teaching and worked in design teams to prepare technology-enhanced biology, chemistry and physics lessons. Through collaboration in design teams, teachers were able to make science animations using PowerPoint and record videos to use in their teaching. The designed lessons were taught in the classroom and reflected upon thereafter by all teachers. In order to determine the change in teachers’ technology integration knowledge and skills, data were collected before and after the professional development arrangement by using questionnaire, interview and observation data. Focus group discussion and reflection questionnaire data were used to assess teachers’ experience of working in design teams at the end of the professional development arrangement. Findings showed an increase in teachers’ technology integration knowledge and skills between pre- and post-measurements. Collaboration in design teams had the potential for teachers to share knowledge, skills, experience and challenges related to technology-enhanced teaching.
Publication
Education and Information Technologies
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
301-318
Date
2016
Journal Abbr
Educ Inf Technol
Language
en
ISSN
1573-7608
Accessed
18/11/2020, 14:09
Library Catalogue
Springer Link
Citation
Kafyulilo, A., Fisser, P., & Voogt, J. (2016). Teacher design in teams as a professional development arrangement for developing technology integration knowledge and skills of science teachers in Tanzania. Education and Information Technologies, 21(2), 301–318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-014-9321-0
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