01 August, 2006

Emperical Indicators

At work we are entering into our last six months of our three-year research project: the use of digital media in body-based, action-based projects in grade schools and high schools. What I am hoping concentrate on in the next three months is putting together the results of the evaluation questionnaires in a decipherable form. It is interesting, so far just at first glance, how consistently gender issues occur (e.g. boys like to hog the media, girls are farfar too complacent at letting them do this) and also how different the teachers’ perspective is about the benefits of such projects in comparison to the students’ perspectives.

I sometimes wonder whether these issues also have a strong cultural component. Unfortunately, there has been far too little empirically tested research done in this area (grade schools and high schools).

Though to be honest, I don’t know if I really need empirical results, it would suffice if I could sit down with some teachers from different countries and talk to them about their impressions and experiences.

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