Technology and Cooperative Learning: The IIT Model for Teaching Authentic Chemistry Curriculum

by: Therese Forsythe and Gregory MacKinnon

Computer technology emerged as a viable tool for classroom instruction. This chapter reflects upon a case study of a high school chemistry classroom where the computer was used in a unique way to deliver and direct curriculum on acids and bases. The authors developed a learning model in which computer technology is both integrated with the curriculum and interactive for the student. The Integrated Interactive Technology (IIT) model has been piloted and studied with very promising results. This chapter carefully articulates how the IIT model has measurably met the challenges posed by the National Science Education Standards, while providing insight into how science learning can be enhanced through computer technologies.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2005Stock # PB192X3_2

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