"Here's the iPad". The BTEC Philosophy: How Not to Teach Science to Vocational Students

Autor/in	Hobley, Janet
Titel	"Here's the iPad". The BTEC Philosophy: How Not to Teach Science to Vocational Students
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 21 (2016) 4, S.434-446 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359 6748
DOI	10.1080/13596748.2016.1226586
Schlagwörter	Handheld Devices; Educational Technology; Vocational Education; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Course Descriptions; Knowledge Level; Technology Uses in Education; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Technological Literacy; Administrator Attitudes; School Policy; Biology; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Beobachtung; Kursstrukturplan; Wissensbasis; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Technisches Wissen; Schulpolitik; Biologie; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This research examines the delivery of scientific knowledge in vocational BTEC courses in terms of the concept of vocational pedagogy. It draws on empirical data from observations of teaching, semi-structured interviews and a documentary analysis of syllabuses from both A level and BTEC examining boards. Theoretical concepts of pedagogical knowledge as well as more recent concepts of how technology influences pedagogical techniques are used to investigate the way that technology is used in the teaching of scientific concepts in these vocational contexts. The initial hypothesis drawn was that the Further Education Learning Technology Advisory Group (FELTAG) established in 2013 was creating "shallow learning" through the ineffective use of technology. As a result there was emerging a "BTEC philosophy" of teaching science to vocational learners using learning technology (LT) as a "quick fix" approach. However as the research progressed it became clear that one of the colleges involved had embraced the pedagogical uses of LT in an innovative way and that what was really lacking were strong "bodies of knowledge" within the curriculum of vocational courses that had science within the curriculum. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01