Science Teacher Learning of MBL-Supported Student-Centered Science Education in the Context of Secondary Education in Tanzania

• Published in: Journal of science education and technology Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 429 - 438
• Main Authors: Voogt, Joke, Tilya, Frank, van den Akker, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Science + Business Media 01.10.2009; Springer Netherlands; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Active learning; Classroom Environment; Classrooms; Collaborative learning; Computers; Curricula; Education; Educational Technology; Experiments; Foreign Countries; Instructional Materials; Laboratories; Laboratory tests; Learning; Physics; Qualitative analysis; Schools; Science Education; Science Instruction; Science Laboratories; Science learning; Science Teachers; Secondary Education; Secondary Schools; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Curriculum; Student Centered Learning; Students; Tanzania; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Teaching Methods; Technology; Technology Integration; Workshops; Tanzania; Science education; Teacher learning; ICT; Classroom practice; Secondary education; Student perceptions

Science teachers from secondary schools in Tanzania were offered an in-service arrangement to prepare them for the integration of technology in a student-centered approach to science teaching. The in-service arrangement consisted of workshops in which educative curriculum materials were used to prep...