Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Home Economics in Secondary Schools with Wikis: An Action Research Study

Autor/inn/en	Lai, Yiu-Chi; Lum, Edmund Kit-Leung
Titel	Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Home Economics in Secondary Schools with Wikis: An Action Research Study
Quelle	In: Themes in Science and Technology Education, 5 (2012) 1-2, S.45-60 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1792-8788
Schlagwörter	Secondary Schools; Home Economics; Action Research; Web Sites; Home Economics Teachers; Editing; Collaborative Writing; Web 2.0 Technologies; Teacher Effectiveness; Learning Activities; Peer Evaluation; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Secondary School Students; Teacher Student Relationship; Outcomes of Education; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschule; Hauswirtschaft; Hauswirtschaftslehre; Projektforschung; Web-Design; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lernaktivität; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Hongkong
Abstract	This article discusses an action research study using a wiki as a course platform for teaching and learning Home Economics in secondary schools. A secondary Home Economics teacher observed that dessert recipes were too wordy and that students generally felt bored and were not eager to read them in full. To improve his teaching effectiveness, the teacher attempts to investigate the use of a free wiki service (Google Sites) in order to supplement traditional classroom teaching and practice with online learning resources and activities. An action research approach is adopted in the study and the teacher tries to improve his teaching strategies to enhance interactions between the participants and improve students' learning outcomes. Furthermore, the teacher also attempts to integrate assessment activities with wiki-based learning activities to support students' learning in his class. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Themes in Science and Technology Education. The Educational Approaches to Virtual Reality Technologies Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR 45110, Greece. Tel: +30-2651005697; Fax: +30-2651005854; Web site: http://earthlab.uoi.gr/theste
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01