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Edited by Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Utah
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
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Volume 38 Number 2 Winter 2005
Technology for Curriculum And Teacher Development: Software To Help
Educators Learn While Designing Teacher Guides
Susan McKenney
University of Twente
Abstract
This article describes research on the quality of a computer program
designed to help secondary level science teachers in southern Africa
create exemplary paper-based lesson materials. Results of this study
show that the content, support, and interface of the program combine to
form a tool that is considered by both users and experts to be valid and
practical. Findings further indicate that it has the potential to help
users create good quality materials while learning from the design
process, but that this potential depends primarily on how the program is
implemented.
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Contributor
Susan McKenney is an assistant professor in the Department of
Curriculum (part of the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences) at the
University of Twente in the Netherlands. Dr. McKenney’s current
research and teaching focus on curriculum development, teacher
professional development, and, in many cases, the supportive role of
computers in those processes. Although much of her work is carried out
in collaboration with organizations in developing countries, she is also
active in consultancy and research endeavors in the United States and
the Netherlands.
Contact
Susan McKenney
Department of Curriculum
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences
University of Twente
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
the Netherlands
susan.mckenney@utwente.nl
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