One Science Teacher's Professional Development Experience: A Case Study Exploring Changes in Students' Perceptions of Their Fluency with Innovative Technologies

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-37

  Ebenezer, Jazlin ^a   Columbus, Russell ^b   Kaya, Osman Nafiz ^c   Zhang, Lin ^d   Ebenezer, Devairakkam Luke ^e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Monroe Public Schools   (United States)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Northern Caribbean University   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Environmental research projects; GIS technology; Professional development; Teacher's IT abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856705857     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9277-9     Document Type: Article

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