TECHNOLOGY, TEXT, AND TALK - STUDENTS PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED SECONDARY SCIENCE CLASSROOM

Now is a time of rapid technological changes. These changes are inevit ably felt in schools as multimedia technologies are introduced into th e classroom. The case study reported in this article examines the teac hing and learning impact of technology from the perspective of student s participating in a long-term study of technology implementation. The study is situated within the context of the Technology-Enhanced Secon dary Science Instruction (TESSI) project, a longitudinal, field-based research program of technology integration into secondary science clas srooms. The article describes the technological and pedagogical impact s that emerge from the interplay between the implemented technologies and the social milieu of the classroom. The voices and multiple perspe ctives of students provide the focus for this study. (C) 1998 John Wil ey & Sons, Inc.