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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Technology in science

Overview

  • Influence: Technology in science
  • Domain: Technology, School, and Out-of-School Strategies
  • Sub-Domain: Technology
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: The use of various computer technologies in the teaching of science.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 6
  • Number of studies: 391
  • Number of students: 10,240
  • Number of effects: 567
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.18
  • Robustness index: 3

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Conference paper Aiello & Wolfe USA A Meta-Analysis of Individualized Instruction in Science 1980 ICT in high school science 115 0 182 0.08
Journal of Research in Science Teaching Willett, Yamashita & Anderson USA A meta-analysis of instructional systems applied in science teaching 1983 ICT in science 130 0 130 0.13
Book Wise USA The effects of using computing technologies in science instruction: a synthesis of classroom research 1988 ICT in science 26 0 26 0.30
Journal of Research on Computing in Education Bayraktar USA A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Science Education 2002 ICT in science ed 42 0 108 0.27
Dissertation Onuoha USA Teachers' perceptions of the eConnect and Learn programme for enhancing teaching and learning at a secondary school: A case study. 2014 Computer based laboratories in science 38 3,824 67 0.26
Dissertation LeJeune USA A meta-analysis of outcomes from the use of computer-simulated experiments in science education 2002 Computer simulated experiments in science 40 6,416 54 0.34
TOTAL/AVERAGE 391 10,240 567 0.23
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