Information and Communications Technology in STEM Education : An African Perspective

著者名：Ramnarain, Umesh (EDT)/Ndlovu, Mdutshekelwa (EDT)

Routledge（2023/07/21発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781032245737
• eISBN：9781000914924

Description

This timely book presents the latest scholarly research on the integration of Information Communications Technology (ICT) for enhanced STEM education in African schools and universities.

Featuring critical discussion and illustration of key data-led arguments, this volume gives a comprehensive picture of the breadth, complexity, and diversity of issues present in different African countries. It highlights a diverse range of topics such as approaches to ICT integration, the use of digital technologies to support inquiry-based learning, teacher development, and contextual issues in ICT integration for STEM education. Chapters feature contributions and shared experiences from prominent science educators and researchers from across African regions, and demonstrate findings and reflections on emerging trends, pedagogical innovations, and research-informed practices on ICT integration in STEM education.

Offering cutting-edge research on STEM and digital education in Africa, the book will appeal to researchers, postgraduate students, and scholars in the fields of STEM education, ICT education, digital education, and pedagogy.

Table of Contents

1. Translating Policy to Practice: The Status of ICT in STEM Education in South Africa

Sumayya Moosa, Rumbidzai Ncube and Umesh Ramnarain

2. ICT Integration in Zambian High School STEM Education

Vivien Mweene Chabalengula and Asiana Banda

3. Technology Integration in STEM Education: "ICT", "T" or "t": Egyptian STEM Schools' Perspectives

Heba El-Deghaidy

4. Implementation of ICT Integration in STEM Curriculum: A Case of Secondary Schools and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Zimbabwe

Washington Dudu and Dominic Mashoko

5. ICT Integration in STEM Education in Rwanda: A Review of the Literature

O.T. Adegoke and Ayodele Ogegbo

6. Contextual and Personal Determinants of Nigerian Science Teachers’ Intention to use Online Platforms for Inquiry-Based Learning

Ojetunde Segun

7. The Interface Between Human Experience and the Pedagogy of Teaching Complex, Abstract STEM Concepts Online

Geoff Lautenbach and Nadia Randell

8. Pre-service Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching Mathematics Online During Practicum in an African Context due to COVID-19

Erica Spangenbeg

9. Teachers’ TPACK Readiness to Teach Mathematics with Technology: A Case Study of a Private High School in South Africa

Debbie Meyer and Mdutshekelwa Ndlovu

10. A Systematic Review of Science Teachers’ and Lecturers’ Beliefs and Perceptions About the Transition to Online Teaching in Southern Africa

Lydia Mavuru and Koketso Pila

11. Promoting Pre-service Teachers’ TPACK Development in an Education Science Course

Theodorio, Adedayo Olayinka, Kenneth Ngcoza, Clement Simuja and Brian Shambare

12. Current Status and Future Perspectives on the Integration of Virtual and Augmented Reality in STEM Education in African Schools and Universities

Mafor Penn and Umesh Ramnarain

13. Reflections and Future Directions for ICT Integration in STEM Education for Africa

Umesh Ramnarain and Mdutshekelwau Ndlovu