Students as Web Site Authors: Effects on Motivation and Achievement

Autor/in	Jones, Brett D.
Titel	Students as Web Site Authors: Effects on Motivation and Achievement
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 31 (2003) 4, S.441-461 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2395
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Ecology; Biology; Achievement Gains; Conventional Instruction; Achievement Tests; Internet; Academic Achievement; Grade 10; High Schools; Student Projects; Questionnaires; Interviews; Educational Technology; Web Sites; Teaching Models; Computer Software; Information Technology; Technology Integration; Science Instruction; Cooperative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Ökologie; Biologie; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Schulleistung; High school; Oberschule; Schulprojekt; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Web-Design; Lehrmodell; Informationstechnologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	This study examined the effects of a Web site design project on students' motivation and achievement. Tenth-grade biology students worked together in teams on an ecology project that required them to locate relevant information on the Internet, decide which information should be included on their Web site, organize the information into Web pages, and link the pages together. A comparison group received traditional ecology instruction that included lectures and labs. Data sources included motivation questionnaires, achievement tests, student attitude questionnaires, and teacher interviews. While both groups showed similar achievement gains, the students that designed Web sites were more motivated than the students that received traditional instruction. Advantages and disadvantages of the Web site design project are reported and discussed. The results of this study indicate that it is feasible for a high-school teacher to use a student-as-designer model of instruction with Web-based technology. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10