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Paper Title : Usage of Technology-Mediated Biology Instruction

Authors : Andrea Coutinho

Abstract

Visual presentation in multimedia is used by teacher instructional technologies in their classrooms to promote effectiveness in learning and skill development. Biology teachers use a wide range of ICT tools in schools and colleges, although it is very difficult to provide student-centered instruction and assessment. The researcher wants to understand the usage and rationale for using ICT in biology classrooms in urban colleges, so that she can identify the issues, merits and perceptions of biology teachers about using educational multimedia. The theoretical basis is also important so as to devise an effective and pragmatic implementation policy for computer-aided biology instruction. Interviews of 20 biology teachers in five colleges of south Mumbai, revealed that they used the internet to enhance lectures, for research work, to enhance laboratory practicals and for students to review their learning, in project work and in the laboratory work. Teachers felt encouraged to use ICT infrastructure to promote students' knowledge, due to available technical support. A few biology teachers in Sophia College felt inhibited to use PPTs due to a lack of technology resources, a lack of a ‘departmental technology’ plan, less access to computers/tablets, software problems, equipment malfunction; and they preferred students’ active participation.

Key words: Instructional technologies, Student-centered, Biology instruction, Educational multimedia, ICT infrastructure

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Usage of Technology-Mediated Biology Instruction

E-Journal details

Title of the Journal : XAVIERIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE - A Peer Reviewed Interdisciplinary Journal.

Frequency : Biannual

eISSN No. : 2583-357X

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Publisher : St.Xavier’s Institute of Education, Mumbai

Place: 40 A , New Marine Lines, Opp.State Bank of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 400 020

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Starting year : 2022

First Published : March 2022

Subject : Education - Interdisciplinary

Medium of Language : English

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Vol. 2 Issue 1 published on 10th May 2023

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