The Interactive Whiteboards, Pedagogy and Pupil Performance ...

CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………. 4
1. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT ……………………………………………… 10
2. RESEARCH BRIEF
2.1 Aims of the Evaluation……………………………………………………………… 11
2.2 Background…………………………………………………………………………. 11
3. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
3.1 Methods……………………………………………………………………………... 13
3.2 In-depth Case Studies …..………………………………………………………… 13
3.3 Documenting the Training Environment………………………………………… 16
3.4 Survey Instruments………………………………………………………………… 17
3.5 Statistical Analysis of Pupil Attainment Data…………………………………… 18
4. SWE IN ITS CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION
4.1 The Policy Context ………………………………………………………………… 19
4.2 Impact on supply……………………………………………………………………. 19
4.3. The Schools in Their Local Context……………………….................................. 20
FINDINGS
5. THE IMPACT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF IWBS ON TEACHING AND
LEARNING 22
Part I: The Use of IWB Resources
5.1 Realising the Potential of IWBs: Variation in Use……….................................. 23
5.2 How the Available Resources Shape Technology Use: IWB Texts.................. 23
5.3 How the Available Resources Shape Technology Use: IWB Peripherals…… 28
Part II: Developing Pedagogy and the Impact on Pupils’ Learning
5.4 How Technology Use is Shaped by Teacher’s Pedagogic Aims…………… 33
5.5 The Capacity of IWBs to Transform or Accommodate to Existing Pedagogic
Practice ……………………………………………………………………………… 39
5.6 Can IWBs Act as a Catalyst for the Development of Interactive Pedagogy? ... 40
5.7 Can IWBs Enhance Learning Through the Use of Multimodality?.................... 42
5.8 Can IWBs Enhance the Pace and Speed of Learning and Teaching?.............. 43
5.9 The Extent to Which the Use of IWB Technology Changes the Nature and
Quality of Pupils’ Learning ………………………………………………………… 44
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