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Integrating Problem-Solving and Educational Software

Chapter 11

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Reflecting on What I Know

What are the benefits of using problem-solving or educational software?
How do I choose the correct software?
When I integrate problem-solving or educational software into a lesson, what changes will be needed?

Choosing the Right Software

Benefits of Problem-Solving Software
Common types of problem-solving software that are increasingly seen in today’s classrooms include games and simulations.
A key benefit of well-designed educational games is that they are structured to require application of content knowledge and skills in order to “win” the game, which results in students wanting to learn the information rather than learning it to pass a test.

Principles of Effective Pedagogy Applied in Educational Games

Principle	Description	Application in Games
Individualization	Learning is tailored to the needs of the individual	Games adapt to the level of the individual
Feedback	Immediate and contextual feedback improves learning and reduces uncertainty	Games provide immediate and contextualized feedback
Active learning	Learning should engage the learner in active discovery and construction of new knowledge	Games provide an active environment which leads to discovery
Motivation	Students are motivated when presented with meaningful and rewarding activities	Games engage users for hours of engagement in pursuit of a goal
Social	Learning is a social and participatory process	Games can be played with others (e.g., multiplayer games) or involve communities of users interested in the same game
Scaffolding	Learners are gradually challenged with greater levels of difficulty in a progression that allows them to be successful in incremental steps	Games are built with multiple levels; players cannot move to a higher level until competence is displayed at the current level
Transfer	Learners develop the ability to transfer learning from one situation to another	Games allow users to transfer information from an existing context to a novel one
Assessment	Individuals have the opportunity to assess their own learning and/or compare it to that of others	Games allow users to evaluate their skill and compare themselves to others

Benefits of Educational Software

Educational software such as drill and practice gives the student the opportunity to engage in interactive basic skills practice that provides immediate individual performance feedback
Integrated Learning Systems (ILS) provide instructional content, mastery-type practice, feedback, and assessments that are aligned to state standards of the purchaser and tracked by individual students.
Although ILS programs have a long history of increasing student performance in mathematics, their success is less evident for other subjects such as reading

Software Evaluation

Content Accuracy

Research-Based Instructional Strategies

Effective - Meets Instructional Objectives

Assessment of

Learning

Ease of

Use

Software Evaluation Criteria

Software Reviews

The online Educational Software Preview Guide (ESPG) hosted by the Education Office of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, you will find the titles of over 1,000 software programs that have received “favorable” reviews for use in PreK-12 classrooms

Other Sites of Interest

SuperKids (http://www.superkids.com/),
Discovery Education (http://school.discoveryeducation.com/)
Learning Village (http://www.learningvillage.com/html/guide.html)
Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia (TEEM) (http://www.teem.org.uk/)
Children’s Technology Review (http://www.childrenssoftware.com/default.html)

Using NTeQ to Integrate Problem-Solving and Educational Software

Five Key Components

Computer Functions
Research and Analysis
Activities During Computer Use
Activities Before Computer Use
Activities After Computer Use

Closing Thought

Select a problem-solving software and an educational software appropriate for the subject and grade level you teach or plan to teach and write a description of the benefits of using each program.