
Using Blogs as Research Tool to Examine Classroom Practices and Classroom Characteristics
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Christina W. Charnitski, Immaculata University, United States ; Francis A. Harvey, Drexel University, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Orlando, Florida, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-58-7 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has had a significant impact on student learning, including some unintended consequences. This paper will discuss some of the changes in classroom practice that impact a broad range of learning. A research approach that uses teachers' web-logs (blogs) to gather and analyze data on the relationships that potentially exist between actual classroom practice, the presence or absence of attributes of highly effective schools, and student performance on the NCLB-mandated tests will be presented and analyzed.
Citation
Charnitski, C.W. & Harvey, F.A. (2006). Using Blogs as Research Tool to Examine Classroom Practices and Classroom Characteristics. In C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2006--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 852-857). Orlando, Florida, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 30, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/22153/.
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