Teaching Prehistory through Constructive Software – An Evaluation of Learning
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Eleni Kariotou, University of Thessaly, Departement of Primary Education, Greece ; Theodora Cavoura, University of Athens, Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, Greece ; Helen Stavridou, University of Athens, Pedagogical Department of Primary Education, Greece
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Vienna, Austria ISBN 978-1-880094-65-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
“Stone Age” is constructive software tailored for 3rd grade elementary school students aimed at teaching prehistory. Its design and structure were based on the results of a diagnostic study that was carried out with the purpose of brining to light the cognitive weaknesses faced by students in comprehending the past. More specifically, it focused on era-contextual criteria and the students representations regarding the lives of prehistoric people. The present paper presents, in detail, the software’s learning environment, along with an evaluation of the learning results after its implementation in real class conditions.
Citation
Kariotou, E., Cavoura, T. & Stavridou, H. (2008). Teaching Prehistory through Constructive Software – An Evaluation of Learning. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2008--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 5650-5655). Vienna, Austria: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 14, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/29163/.
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