Search results for author:"Shanti Divaharan"
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Learning new technology tools in pre-service teacher education: A model for instructional approach
Shanti Divaharan
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 352–363
The purpose of this qualitative study is to propose a model of instructional approach for pre-service teacher education in the area of learning a new technology tool. Through the instructional approach, it is hoped that pre-service teachers will...
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Changing mindset through the constructivist experience
Shanti Divaharan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1404–1406
Abstract: Information Technology (IT) is one of the tools that can be used to, if integrated effectively, engage students in learning. However, due to time constraint and lack of resources that can be customised to students' needs, teachers often...
Topics: Teaching Methods
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Towards a TPACK-fostering ICT instructional process for teachers: Lessons from the implementation of interactive whiteboard instruction
Joyce Koh; Shanti Divaharan
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 2 (May 10, 2013) pp. 233–247
This paper describes an on-going design-based research project that aims to develop an instructional process to facilitate pre-service teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) development as they learn to integrate information...
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Secondary school socio-cultural context influencing ICT integration: A case study approach
Shanti Divaharan; Lim Ping; Lim Ping
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 6 (Jan 01, 2010)
This paper proposes the use of activity theory and multi-level activity systems as a framework to analyse the effectiveness of ICT integration in Singapore secondary school classrooms. Three levels of activity systems are developed to study the...
Topics: Integration
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Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Technology Integration Expertise through the TPACK-Developing Instructional Model
Joyce H. L. Koh; Shanti Divaharan
Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 44, No. 1 (2011) pp. 35–58
This study describes the TPACK-Developing Instructional Model which prescribes an instructional process for developing pre-service teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) during the instruction of Information and Communication...
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Towards a TPACK-Fostering ICT Instructional Process for Teachers: Lessons from the Implementation of Interactive Whiteboard Instruction
Joyce Hwee Ling Koh; Shanti Divaharan
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 29, No. 2 (2013) pp. 233–247
This paper describes an on-going design-based research project that aims to develop an instructional process to facilitate pre-service teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) development as they learn to integrate...
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Learning as students to become better teachers: Pre-service teachers' IWB learning experience
Shanti Divaharan; Joyce Koh; Joyce Koh
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 26, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2010)
The study presented in this paper involved 124 Singaporean pre-service teachers who were attending a core information and communications technology (ICT) module, which is a component of their teacher education program. During this module, the pre...
Language: English
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Walk the talk: Immersing pre-service teachers in the learning of ICT tools for knowledge creation
Shanti Divaharan; Wei-Ying Lim; Seng-Chee Tan
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 8 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 1304–1318
This paper traces the evolution of the design framework for the use of technology in a teacher education program in a Singaporean university. This course focuses on developing student teachers' capacity for the use of ICT in teaching and learning....
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Exploring critical aspects of information technologies integration in Singapore schools
Lim Ping; Khine Swe; Timothy Hew; Philip Wong; Divaharan Shanti; Betsy Lim
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2003) pp. 1–24
This paper reports the key findings of a questionnaire survey aimed at exploring the critical aspects of information technology (IT) integration in Singapore schools. The survey is the first part (Phase 1) of a larger study funded by the Ministry...
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Creating a Conducive Learning Environment for the Effective Integration of ICT: Classroom Management Issues
Cher Ping Lim; Yiong Hwee Teo; Philip Wong; Myint Swe Khine; Ching Sing Chai; Shanti Divaharan
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 14, No. 4 (2003) pp. 405–423
This article reports and discusses the findings of the collective case study of two primary schools in Singapore. It is part of a larger funded research project that examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT)...
Topics: Classrooms, Schools, Information Communication Technologies, Integration
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Singapore Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Computer-Supported Project Work Classroom Learning Environments
Angela F. L. Wong; Choon-Lang Quek; Shanti Divaharan; Woon-Chia Liu; Jarina Peer; Michael D. Williams
Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 38, No. 4 (2006) pp. 449–479
The computer-supported Project Work classroom learning environment discussed in this paper represents a paradigm shift from teacher-centered to student-centered teaching and learning in Singapore schools. Besides the face-to-face weekly lessons in...