| 英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness and problems of carrying out a project using tablet PCs as teaching tools in remedial instruction. In this study, the Center of Teacher Education of the case university cooperated with four junior high schools to run a digital remedial instruction project. Pre-service education program students from the university were invited to be remedial instruction teachers, and they were trained in techniques to run the digital teaching media on tablet PCs. The collaborative schools recommended some of their teachers to act as counselors for the teaching methods and curriculum design for these college students, and a sample of students from these schools were suggested to participate in the remedial instruction class. At the end of the project, the researcher interviewed 7 administrators and 8 teachers from the collaborative schools, and invited 20 pre-service education program students together with 9 administrators, 7 teachers, and 47 students from the collaborative schools to complete a questionnaire survey. Results from this study indicated that tablet PCs can enhance students’ learning interest, however, tablet PCs can be a distraction to students’ attention, and teachers may have to spend more time on classroom management as well as solving internet connection problems. Overall, requirements for a successful implementation of using tablet PCs as teaching tools in remedial instruction include: the design of systematic tablet PC teaching plans based on curriculum contents and students’ needs, adequate internet supporting environment and instructional platforms, and improved classroom management ability of the education program students. If teacher training institutions try to carry out similar projects in the future, it would be more effective if professors, secondary school teachers, and education program students work together to design customized curriculum materials matching students’ learning needs and developmental status. The above findings could be useful reference for other teacher training institutions when they try to carry out digital remedial instruction projects. Also, the findings should be worth referring to when teacher training institutions try to work collaboratively with secondary schools. |
