Preschool teachers’ reasoning about interactive whiteboard embedded in Swedish preschools

Autor: Maryam Bourbour, Camilla Björklund
Jazyk: Danish<br />English<br />Norwegian<br />Swedish
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Nordisk Barnehageforskning, Vol 7 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1890-9167
DOI: 10.7577/nbf.608
Popis: This paper aims to investigate the ways in which teachers enact the interactive whiteboard (IWB) in Swedish preschools in relation to preschool children’s mathematical learning. Data collected from interviews with four preschool teachers have provided the opportunity to consider the potential of IWB to facilitate a creative approach to young children’s mathematic education. The findings suggest that IWB use in preschool is mostly viewed as “Space for children to involve in problem-solving situations”, “Supporting collaborative learning and mutual negotiation”, “Goal-oriented mathematics learning facilitated by IWB” and “Retaining children’s interest in learning activities”. This study also highlights the importance of teachers’ technological knowledge and skills in mediating the interaction and facilitating the use of IWB in preschool pedagogical practices.
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