Chapter 5, Defining Enhancements

Regarding Adding Value, Price and Kirkwood found that "enhancement' could be defined under three types of environment on traditional teaching methods. They are

• operational improvements

• quantitative change in learning

• personalized instruction

• qualitative change in learning

In Table 5.1, the technology allows teachers to personalize learning for each students interests when instructional strategies for enhancements are built into tool.

• True

• False

Technology should aid, assist, or scaffold students' learning in ways that improve on nontraditional methods.

• True

• False

Authentic enhancement should help to elicit _______ -_____ thinking skills.

The _______ __ ____________ defines enhancement as technology adding value to students' traditional understanding of learning goals through scaffolds or other supports

One problem is that the term "enhancement" has not been clearly defined in its relation to education technology.

• True

• False

Experts in _____ major content areas seem to agree that opportunities for operational improvement by building knowledge based on students' prior knowledge, skills, and interest important for better comprehension of the content.

• three (social studies, math, art)

• four (ELA, math, social studies, and science)

• two (math and ELA)

• one (ELA)

In Table 5.2, Technology Tools That Promote Enhancements, check the "tools" listed in the table.

• TweenTribute

• Kaizena

• Imagine

• Google My Map

• Classkick

Did all ten scenarios have characteristics of enhancements?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

In Table 5.2, Classkick, Kaizena, Google My Maps, and Imagistory are available for ALL content area?

• True

• False