The Impact of Learning with Laptops in 1:1 Classes of the Development of Learning Skills

and Information Literacy among MiddleSchool Students

Names: Melissa León V.Karla Pineda B.Monserrat Yáñez S.

Teacher: Carla Chávez S.Subject: Academic Writing II

Identifying:

• Audience:

-Teachers

-Principals

-Members of the School Community in charge of PMEs

Identifying:

• Purpose:

To examine the impact of a one-to-one program on the

implementation of Learning Skills, Information Literacy and the usage of computerized tools among students

• Problem:The huge demand, of these skills, placed upon schools in order to

develop 21st century competences

Identifying:

• Abstract:

N=181 (7th and 9th grade students)

2 groups: Intervention group 1:1 classes with laptops

Comparison group regular classes

Identifying:

• Abstract:– Research consisted of complex, computer-based learning task

– The task required skills such as:

- Information retrieval

- Information evaluation

- Reading comprehension

- Information processing

- Representation

- Knowledge presentation

Identifying:

• Abstract:

– Findings: students from 1:1 classes performed better than studentsfrom the Comparison group.

– Higher competences:

- Organizing information in tables

- Evaluating information and its reliability

- Quality argumentation

- Representation

- Presentation of knowledge using computerized tools

Identifying:

• Methodology:

Sample: 181 students (86 boys – 95 girls)

2 Research groups: Comparison (81 ss) - Intervention (100 ss)

Comparison Group Intervention Group

Traditional study program (without laptops)

Computer lessons are rare

Every student has its own laptop

Students have worked with laptops for 4 years

Identifying:

• Methodology:

Intervention Group:

- Instructional materials are online

- Assignments, outcomes, assessment submitted via LMS

- Variety of media

- Tools for organizing data (graphs, figures, tables, etc)

- Search for information online

Identifying:• Methodology:

- Both groups were asked to develop an assignment.

- Subject: “Israel’s water crisis”.

- Students had to locate information online about solutions to the crisis. Then,

they had to choose one and create a leaflet or a poster explaining why they had

chosen that idea.

- Comparison Group worked in Science lessons in the computer lab with a

Teacher as a guide.

- The students had to implement skills such as:

- Information retrieval

- Information evaluation

- Reading comprehension

- Information processing

- Representation

- Knowledge presentation

Identifying:

• Results: A possitive effect of learning with personal laptops and ICT on students’ achievements and competences

• Students were assessed according to their performance according to different criteria

Identifying:

Identifying:

Identifying:

Comparison Group Intervention Group

•Problems understanding basic instructions of working with the computer

•Duration of the task: longer and some students didn’t finish the assignments

•Poor computer skills

•Technical problems (lack of charging areas)

•Duration of the task: shorter and most of the students finish the assignments

•High level of computer skills

Identifying:

• Discussion:

-Why do Teachers continue teaching without ICTs in their classes after all the positive results that they have shown in Education?

- Knowing that ICTs and learning skills are very important in today’s society and if students improve their results achieving their goals, why are they misused or not used at all inside the classroom?

Identifying:

• Conclusion:

-Huge advantage in 1:1 classes and the use of laptops

-Development of learning competences

-Benefit of teaching and learning

-Students develop learning skills and information literacy

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