Designing infographics for the educational technology course: Perspectives of preservice science teachers

Despite the existing research on technology use in tertiary education, there is limited scholarly literature on the use of infographics in education or on the effective design of infographics specifically for educational settings. By employing qualitative research, the researcher attempts to explore...

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Main Author: Fadzil, Hidayah Mohd
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/22098/
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spelling my.um.eprints.220982019-08-27T03:54:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22098/ Designing infographics for the educational technology course: Perspectives of preservice science teachers Fadzil, Hidayah Mohd L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education Despite the existing research on technology use in tertiary education, there is limited scholarly literature on the use of infographics in education or on the effective design of infographics specifically for educational settings. By employing qualitative research, the researcher attempts to explore the learners’ perception of the use of infographics. This research involved the researcher working independently on an in-class research project with 40 third-year undergraduate students. The pre-service science teachers were required to individually create an infographic related to the upper secondary school science curriculum. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers expressed positive viewpoints about the infographics assignment. When the pre-service teachers were engaged in the learning process, they had a sense of agency and responsibility for their learning. The findings also indicated that this research created a meaningful experience for the pre-service teachers in engaging technology. This research essentially promoted innovations in teaching and learning of the course that encouraged student engagement with technology. Scientia Socialis Ltd. 2018 Article PeerReviewed Fadzil, Hidayah Mohd (2018) Designing infographics for the educational technology course: Perspectives of preservice science teachers. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 17 (1). pp. 8-18. ISSN 1648-3898 http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/jbse/files/pdf/vol17/8-18.Fadzil_JBSE_Vol.17_No.1.pdf
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Designing infographics for the educational technology course: Perspectives of preservice science teachers
description Despite the existing research on technology use in tertiary education, there is limited scholarly literature on the use of infographics in education or on the effective design of infographics specifically for educational settings. By employing qualitative research, the researcher attempts to explore the learners’ perception of the use of infographics. This research involved the researcher working independently on an in-class research project with 40 third-year undergraduate students. The pre-service science teachers were required to individually create an infographic related to the upper secondary school science curriculum. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers expressed positive viewpoints about the infographics assignment. When the pre-service teachers were engaged in the learning process, they had a sense of agency and responsibility for their learning. The findings also indicated that this research created a meaningful experience for the pre-service teachers in engaging technology. This research essentially promoted innovations in teaching and learning of the course that encouraged student engagement with technology.
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