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Student-teacher Interaction Through Online Reflective Journals in a High School Science Classroom: What Have We Learned

Posted on:2016-04-02Degree:Ed.DType:Dissertation
University:University of South FloridaCandidate:Ehlers, Megan EFull Text:PDF
GTID:1477390017981470Subject:Science Education
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Three challenges in current secondary school science classrooms are (a) meaningful integration of technology, (b) integration of reading and writing in content courses, and (c) differentiation of instruction to meet individual student needs in courses. This is an exploratory study of an urban, high school marine science course in which a teacher added communication with her students via asynchronous online journals. This intervention was intended to enable the teacher to understand how students were constructing knowledge and their understanding of marine science topics. Data included journal postings from all students and the teacher throughout the semester, as well as the teacher's personal journal.
Keywords/Search Tags:Science, School, Teacher
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