Interactive white boards: changing students' attitudes about science
Abstract
In recent years Interactive White Boards (IWBs) have been introduced into
classrooms and claims have been made these boards increase student motivation. This
action research looked into the extent the use of IWBs to deliver British Columbia
curriculum changed students‟ attitudes towards science. The attitudes towards science of
two Science and Technology 11 classes at Alberni District Secondary School were
measured over a three month period to evaluate the change in attitudes. The data attained
shows that when an IWB was used to deliver curriculum there was a statistically positive
change in students‟ attitudes towards science.