Enhancing problem solving skills in science education with social media and an e-collaboration tool

• Authors: June Lee , Yangmi Koo , Mi Hwa Kim

Abstracts

EN

This study aimed to explore a collaborative problem solving case using social media and an e-collaboration tool, and analyze its educational implications in a qualitative research method. For achieving the research goal, a case study was conducted in a middle school class. Two rounds of one-to-one interviews with a teacher and written interviews with students were conducted. In addition, relevant class resources and the students’ final reports were also collected as data. It was shown that using social media and an e-collaboration tool could encourage students’ scientific inquiries and enhance problem solving skills as well as set up a healthy communication culture among teachers and students.

Keywords

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problem solving; social media; e-collaboration; collaborative learning; science education

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 43
• Pages: 248-259

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

June Lee

author

Yangmi Koo

author

Mi Hwa Kim

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2016.43.1.21

Biblioteka Nauki

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