A study of the learning experience from an emerging technology integrated curriculum

10.18535/ijsrm/v5i10.13

Authors

  • Pi-Hsia Wang 1Associate Professor, Department of Early Childhood Care and Education, Cheng-Shiu University, No.840, Chengcing Rd., Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung City 83347, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China
  • Shan-Ting Chiang 2Teacher, Li-Chih Valuable School, No.98, Dachang 1st Rd., Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China
  • Shu-Feng Tseng 3Associate Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Language, Cheng-Shiu University, No.840, Chengcing Rd., Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung City 83347, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China
  • Pai-Lu Wu Center for Teacher Education, Cheng-Shiu University, No.840, Chengcing Rd., Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung City 83347, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China
Vol. 5 No. 10 (2017)
Articles
October 11, 2017

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This study aims to explore the learning effect of emerging technology integration in a senior high school
curriculum as implemented by the High Scope Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, R.O.C.
Through senior high school teachers’ inquiry instruction and interaction with students, it explores students’
learning experience in an emerging technology integrated curriculum and further probes into subjects’
perception and effect of the experience. The research questions are: (1) What are the subjects’ past
experience with emerging technology? (2) What is the subjects’ feedback from participating in an emerging
technology integrated curriculum practiced by teachers? (3) What is students’ personal reflection after
participating in an emerging technology integrated curriculum? This study adopts qualitative research of
in-depth interviews, and the subjects are 6 students in one senior high school in southern Taiwan. Since the
subjects are senior high school students who participate in an emerging technology integrated curriculum
and the recorded interviews and observations are based on their agreement, this study practices purposive
sampling. The research tool is the researcher’s self-designed interview outline. The study is based on
multiple sources such as in-depth interviews, observations, and feedback. The main findings of this study are
as follows: 1) senior high school students’ past behavior with emerging technology is rare; 2) teachers
proposed practice courses that include immediate feedback and interaction, and these courses are the most
popular with students. Teachers’ questions and encouragement and students’ problem-solving process result
in students having a positive learning effect; 3) with experience from participating in competitions, students
develop personal reflection and confidence. External praises lead to the construction of personal positive
self-concept; 4) important self-reflection includes acquisition of new knowledge, passion in attempts,
demand for a great amount of originality and ideas, etc.