Title :
A framework for analysing effective IT integration into classrooms by teachers
Author :
Divaharan, Shanti
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to explore the theoretical framework employed to identify, examine and describe how the socio-cultural factors support a teacher to effectively integrate information technology (IT) into a secondary school classroom environment. This paper discusses the advantages of using activity theory as a theoretical framework to analyse effective IT integration in a secondary school classroom environment. The paper uses the data from one of the case studies to show how the activity system can be operationalised in practice.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; information technology; teaching; activity theory; case studies; classroom IT integration framework; secondary school classroom environment; socio-cultural factors; teachers; Acceleration; Computer aided instruction; Education; Educational institutions; Hardware; Humans; Information technology; Speech synthesis; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Education, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1509-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIE.2002.1186020