Exploring the Potential of the Homework System and Tablet PCs to Support Continuity of Numeracy Practices between Home and Primary School

Autor:	Jeanette O'Connor, Rose Luckin, Joshua Underwood, Hilary Tunley, Lucinda Kerawalla, Joe Holmberg, Benedict duBoulay, Hilary Smith
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Class (computer programming) Medical education Enthusiasm Communication media_common.quotation_subject Home context Primary education Tablet pc Education Numeracy Pedagogy Individual learning Technology integration Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Educational Media International. 44:289-303
ISSN:	1469-5790 0952-3987
DOI:	10.1080/09523980701680904
Popis:	In this study we assess whether and how the Homework System was effective in creating greater continuity of understanding between home and school. Children in a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class (aged 5–6 years old) were taught numeracy using the Homework System on tablet PCs, and they were assigned activities to carry out on the tablet PC for homework. The Homework System blurs the boundaries between home and school by making learning materials, individual learning histories and information of aims and objectives available in both the school and home context. Six families took part in two semi‐structured interviews, pre and post the introduction of the system. Themes that emerged from these data suggest that the Homework System was successful in empowering parents with a new understanding of classroom teaching methods and materials. Overall, children's levels of enthusiasm, confidence, responsibility and independence in numeracy increased significantly in all the households. Moreover, the way in which home a...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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