Research Reports

Surveys of secondary students in a low-SES Australian school about the delivery of STEM subjects reported issues with unattractive curriculum, absence of authentic and purposeful tasks, very low confidence, low engagement, and a desire to use technology. A Python language programming project was implemented to address these issues.

Remote proctoring allows students to take an assessment at a remote location while ensuring the integrity of the exam. These systems require students to confirm their identity, and, during the exam, the system monitors students through video, looking for behavior that could indicate cheating.

An analysis of 22 papers about Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) considers how this research addresses the key questions: What do teachers need to know in order to integrate technology effectively in the classroom and how can they best develop that knowledge? It concludes that greater focus should be given to how TPACK helps understand how to develop the capacity of teachers and pre-service teacher education students to use technology effectively in their teaching.

Findings from an Australian project exploring use of tablet technologies to enhance apps to support the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy in Indigenous early childhood settings.

The Typology of Free Web-based Learning Technologies (2020) provides educators with a list of 226 technologies arranged into 40 types and 15 clusters that can be used via a browser to promote more productive and interactive learning.

The 2019 edition of the Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education is a collection of peer-reviewed articles representing the scholarship and notable work presented during the past year at the 2019 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference.

This study of early childhood teachers' understanding of teaching and learning in children 4 and 5 years of age in technology education investigated the development of dispositions and attitudes including the building of children's confidence and self belief in their capabilities.

This paper uses a measurement lens to focus on the description of the TPACK construct. It demonstrates how a ‘construct map’ for TPACK, which describes increasing proficiency in TPACK, can be developed using empirical data gathered from a TPACK survey tool.

A position paper that reflects on trends of digitalization of schools from an Australian perspective. It is informed from document analysis of relevant policy documents, websites, project reports, media releases and research relating to the topic.

Students find it difficult to engage in online discussions, with problems identified as hindering students’ learning including limited interactions among participants, low contribution rates and lack of academic focus.