Use of dataloggers in science learning in Singapore schools

Whye Choo Seah; Daniel K C Tan; John G. Hedberg; Thiam Seng Koh

Use of dataloggers in science learning in Singapore schools

Whye Choo Seah^*, Daniel K C Tan, John G. Hedberg, Thiam Seng Koh

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper reports the findings from an online survey administered to 593 science teachers including heads of science departments in 2004. This survey is part of a study initiated in December 2003 to examine the implementation, efficacy and use of dataloggers in Singapore science curricula. Dataloggers were introduced to all Singapore schools during the First Masterplan for IT in Education (1997-2002) to support science learning and experimentation. The aim of the survey is to find out how secondary schools and junior colleges have been supporting and integrating the use of these dataloggers in the teaching and learning of science. The findings from this survey address : • profile of schools and teachers using dataloggers • ways in which dataloggers are used in the science curriculum • teachers' perceptions on whether pupils were able to interpret and analyse graphs • roles of teachers in preparing pupils and guiding them when using dataloggers in set experiments and inquiry based science experiments

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proc. Int. Conf. on Computers in Education 2005: "Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences"- Sharing Research Results and Exemplary Innovations, ICCE
Editors	C.-K. Looi, D. Jonassen, M. Ikeda
Place of Publication	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	377-385
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9810540051, 9789810540050
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2005 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 28 Nov 2005 → 2 Dec 2005

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Other	13th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2005
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	28/11/05 → 2/12/05

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Seah, W. C., Tan, D. K. C., Hedberg, J. G., & Koh, T. S. (2005). Use of dataloggers in science learning in Singapore schools. In C-K. Looi, D. Jonassen, & M. Ikeda (Eds.), Proc. Int. Conf. on Computers in Education 2005: "Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences"- Sharing Research Results and Exemplary Innovations, ICCE (pp. 377-385). IOS Press.

Seah, Whye Choo ; Tan, Daniel K C ; Hedberg, John G. et al. / Use of dataloggers in science learning in Singapore schools. Proc. Int. Conf. on Computers in Education 2005: "Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences"- Sharing Research Results and Exemplary Innovations, ICCE. editor / C.-K. Looi ; D. Jonassen ; M. Ikeda. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2005. pp. 377-385

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Seah, WC, Tan, DKC, Hedberg, JG & Koh, TS 2005, Use of dataloggers in science learning in Singapore schools. in C-K Looi, D Jonassen & M Ikeda (eds), Proc. Int. Conf. on Computers in Education 2005: "Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences"- Sharing Research Results and Exemplary Innovations, ICCE. IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 377-385, 13th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2005, Singapore, Singapore, 28/11/05.

Use of dataloggers in science learning in Singapore schools. / Seah, Whye Choo; Tan, Daniel K C; Hedberg, John G. et al.

Proc. Int. Conf. on Computers in Education 2005: "Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences"- Sharing Research Results and Exemplary Innovations, ICCE. ed. / C.-K. Looi; D. Jonassen; M. Ikeda. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2005. p. 377-385.

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