Thursday, August 28, 2008

Friday, August 1, 2008

MITE6025_Individual Assignment_Iris Wu

There are some errors in my slideshare a/c, I cannot successfully upload my powerpoint. The context of 3 pages of slides are as follow:
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Title: The effectiveness of the use of mind map in ICT teaching and learning of Hong Kong Secondary School: A case study


The main research question in this research plan is:
What is the effectiveness of the use of mind map in ICT teaching and learning of Hong Kong Secondary School?


The research question incorporates two supporting sub-questions.
(1)Do students get more understanding of a topic through the use of mind map In ICT teaching and learning in Hong Kong Secondary School?
(2) Does the use of mind mapping cultivate students’learning interest and motivation in ICT teaching and learning in Hong Kong Secondary School?


Who are the study participants?
In phase 1, 100 secondary school students.

In phase 2, 20 senior secondary school students who take ICT.

How are they selected?
In phase 1, students will be selected randomly in different forms and classes.

In phase 2, students will be selected in senior from S.4-S.7 who take ICT.
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Why is this important topic to study?
This study bears significance in three aspects.
First, it may inform researchers the effectiveness of the use of mind map in ICT teaching and learning in Hong Kong secondary school. Although similar research has been done in overseas schools, concerned information about Hong Kong secondary schools is still very limited.


Second, this study may reveal whether the use of mind map will have a better understanding of a topic in ICT teaching and learning. Despite the fact that some studies have proved positive use of mind mapping in teaching and learning in general, whether it is true of enhancing effectiveness still awaits researchers to find out.

Third, this study may serve as a reference for the other secondary schools in Hong Kong. The findings of the study may provide a basis for using mind map in ICT teaching and learning in Hong Kong secondary schools.
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How will data be collected and analysed?
Data collection is comprised of questionnaire, interviews, observations and field notes.


The data will be analysed in several different ways.

In Phase 1 of pilot test, responses of the questionnaire is analysed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) quantitatively.

In Phase 2, the pretest and posttest consist of structured questions. Paired t-test is conducted to examine whether using mind mapping in ICT teaching and learning can improve students' learning outcomes, and whether such improvement, if any, is of statistical significant.