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Transforming Education in a Primary School: A Case Study

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Title: Transforming Education in a Primary School: A Case Study
Language: English
Authors: Norris, Cathleen A., Soloway, Elliot, Tan, Chun Ming, Looi, Chee Kit, Hossain, Akhlaq
Source: International Association for Development of the Information Society. 2013.
Availability: International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 3
Primary Education
Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Educational Change, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Case Studies, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Inquiry, Active Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Electronic Learning, Scores, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Singapore
Abstract: In this project report, we describe the role that a 1:1 smartphone deployment played in transforming the education of P3 (primary 3/grade 3) students (350+) from a didactic/direction instruction pedagogy to an inquiry pedagogy. Based on the students' test scores--Not only did the students learn the prescribed content, but they also developed 21st century skills. This project builds on a small-scale pilot--and is leading towards a multi-grade/multi-school fully scaled up project. [For the full proceedings, see ED562107.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 5
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: ED562213
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In this project report, we describe the role that a 1:1 smartphone deployment played in transforming the education of P3 (primary 3/grade 3) students (350+) from a didactic/direction instruction pedagogy to an inquiry pedagogy. Based on the students' test scores--Not only did the students learn the prescribed content, but they also developed 21st century skills. This project builds on a small-scale pilot--and is leading towards a multi-grade/multi-school fully scaled up project. [For the full proceedings, see ED562107.]