Creating a Framework for Research on Systemic Technology Innovations
Creating a Framework for Research on Systemic Technology Innovations
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创建系统技术创新研究框架
DOI:
10.1207/s15327809jls1301_3
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
E. Soloway
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作者:
Barry J. Fishman;R. Marx;P. Blumenfeld;J. Krajcik;E. Soloway
This article examines why cognitively oriented technology innovations, designed to foster deep thinking and learning, have not become widespread in K−12 schools. We argue a key reason is that most design-based research does not explicitly address systemic issues of usability, scalability and sustainability. This limitation must be overcome if research is to create usable knowledge that addresses the challenges confronting technology innovations when implemented in real-world school contexts. This is especially important in an era when political forces push schools away from the cognitively rich, inquiry-oriented approaches espoused by the Learning Sciences. We suggest expanding our conception of design-based research to include research on innovations in the context of systemic reform as a potential solution to the problem. To that end, we introduce research questions and issues arising from our own experiences with a technology-rich innovation in the context of a systemic reform initiative as a starting point in the creation of an expanded design-based research agenda. These questions and issues have important implications for both the continued viability of research on technologies for learning and on the future of technology use in schools that stems from such research.