Web 2.0 Technologies and Science Education

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Author(s): Thiam Seng Koh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)and Kim Chwee Daniel Tan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 16
Source title: Handbook of Research on New Media Literacy at the K-12 Level: Issues and Challenges
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Leo Tan Wee Hin (National Institute of Education, Singapore)and R. Subramaniam (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-120-9.ch020

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Technologies in K-12 Education

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This chapter discusses the potential uses of Web 2.0 technologies in enhancing scientific literacy and the learning of science in the K-12 sector. Web 2.0 offers services and products that could facilitate the learning of science by harnessing the collective intelligence of individuals connected to the Web through social networking. A framework based on social constructivism for thinking about the potential uses of Web 2.0 technologies in the learning of science is proposed. The use of Web 2.0 technologies could bring about a fundamental shift in pedagogy and assessment towards a participatory learning approach that promotes a deeper and more engaged understanding of science.

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