An Examination of the Relationship between the Integration of Technology into Social Studies and Constructivist Pedagogies

Autor/in	Ayas, Cemalettin
Titel	An Examination of the Relationship between the Integration of Technology into Social Studies and Constructivist Pedagogies
Quelle	5 (2006) 1, Artikel 2 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Constructivism (Learning); Educational Change; Educational Technology; Social Studies; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Performance Factors; Etiology; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Unterrichtsmedien; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Leistungsindikator; Ätiologie; Korrelation
Abstract	Educational technologies, specifically computer and the Internet technologies, have apparently become powerful tools in the classroom as they change the way we teach and learn today. That is why pedagogies of school reform are now highly influenced by and built around the "constructivist" theories of learning, assuming the use of technology in education for active and meaningful knowledge construction. Due to these trends it appears inevitable that social studies educators do need to know how to use technology effectively in their educational settings. Therefore, after a brief look at the concepts of technology and educational technology including a rationale for the use of technology in education, the current literature specifically on the integration of technology in the social studies with a reference to constructivism is examined. As a result, based on this study it seems that the infusion of technology into educational environments, specifically in the social studies, aligned with constructivist pedagogy bears the potential to inspire new ways of teaching and learning. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10