Transforming classroom teaching & learning through technology: Analysis of a case study

• Published in: Educational technology & society 2007-01, Vol.10 (4), p.174-186
• Main Authors: Bottino, Rosa Maria, Robotti, Elisabetta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abacuses; Arithmetic; Authoring; Case studies; Classroom activities; Classroom design; Classroom management; Classroom Techniques; Classrooms; Coinage; Computer Assisted Design; Computer Science; Course Descriptions; Distance learning; Educational activities; Educational technology; Electronic Learning; Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Full Length Articles; Instructional Design; Italy (Genoa); Learning; Learning Activities; Mathematics education; Numeracy; Problem Solving; Program Validation; Research Projects; Research Reports; Skills; Teaching; Technology assessment; Technology for Human Learning; Technology Integration
• ISSN: 1176-3647; 1436-4522; 1436-4522

The paper discusses the results of a research project based on the field testing of a course aimed at developing arithmetic problem solving skills in primary school pupils. The course was designed to incorporate e-learning techniques, including the use of ARI@ITALES authoring tools. These tools allowed the integration in the course of constructivist activities based on interaction with a set of different microworlds. The aims of the project were twofold: to analyse how the adopted approach and tools could help the teacher design and manage classroom activities integrating technology; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the ARI@ITALES tools for supporting pupils' acquisition of mathematical skills.