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EXPLORING THE USE OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF NORTHWEST OHIO

Cook, Casey J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143487641

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2006, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Career and Technology Education/Technology.
Public education in the United States is in a notable state of transition regarding its use of computer technology as a tool to help educate K-12 students, but usage in the classrooms of American public schools is inconsistent and far from reaching its full potential, according to a report issued in 2003 by the National Research Council. Advocates who endorse interactive multimedia as part of computer based instruction believe that it can enhance teaching and learning because it can combine the benefits of visual and audio media with sophisticated programming to offer useful feedback during instruction. If interactive multimedia truly has the potential to enhance teaching and learning, then it should be studied. This descriptive study explored the use of interactive multimedia as an instructional resource in middle schools located throughout northwest Ohio. The research method for this study was a survey sent to middle school teachers. The sample was a stratified convenience sample of schools selected from urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout northwest Ohio. Teachers were asked if they used interactive multimedia in their classrooms, and were also asked what subject matter they taught, how many years they had been teaching, and what their gender was. A slightly larger majority of the teachers that responded to the survey indicated that they do use interactive multimedia as part of their classroom instruction, but responses were different between the strata, and it became apparent that most teachers still used interactive rarely during the school year. It was also discovered that a majority of teachers who indicated that they do not use interactive multimedia listed reasons that seemed more circumstantial in nature, rather than due to choice or personal preference not to use it. Lack of computers and lack of training emerged as the two most common deterrents as to why those teachers were not using interactive multimedia as part of their instruction. The results of this regional study seemed to validate the National Research Council’s claims that computer technology (which includes interactive multimedia), is still not being utilized to its full potential.
Gene Poor (Advisor)
85 p.
Education, Technology
interactive multimedia; education technology; educational software; information technology; survey; technology integration

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  • Cook, C. J. (2006). EXPLORING THE USE OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF NORTHWEST OHIO [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143487641

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cook, Casey. EXPLORING THE USE OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF NORTHWEST OHIO. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143487641.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cook, Casey. "EXPLORING THE USE OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF NORTHWEST OHIO." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143487641

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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