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SCIENCE TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTION

Jayaraman, Usha P.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1037982055

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2002, EdD, University of Cincinnati, Education : Curriculum and Instruction.
The difficulties that virtual high school science teachers encountered when teaching science online were examined in this study. The relationship between virtual high school science teachers' perceptions of difficulties when teaching science online and the level of importance they placed on the pedagogical skills was also analyzed. A web-based survey with 40 Likert-scaled items was prepared and posted on the web for participating virtual high school science teachers along with a detailed cover letter that explained the research Protocol. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics to understand the difficulties that virtual high school teachers encountered when teaching science online. The correlation between the level of importance virtual high school science teachers placed on pedagogical skills and their perceptions of difficulties was computed and interpreted. Based on the descriptive analyses of data obtained and the content analysis of teachers' responses, it was concluded that virtual high school science teachers encountered some difficulty while teaching science online and that they did place importance on pedagogical skills. It was also found that there was no relationship between the level of importance placed on pedagogical skills and teachers' perceptions of difficulties. Recommendations for improved teaching strategies to overcome those difficulties are offered in the concluding part of the final chapter.
Dr. Piyush Swami (Advisor)
143 p.
virtual high school; virtual instruction; virtual science instruction; on line science instruction; on line educational research

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  • Jayaraman, U. P. (2002). SCIENCE TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTION [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1037982055

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jayaraman, Usha. SCIENCE TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTION. 2002. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1037982055.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jayaraman, Usha. "SCIENCE TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTION." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1037982055

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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