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dc.contributor.authorLowe, Kate
dc.contributor.authorLee, L.
dc.contributor.authorSchibeci, R.
dc.contributor.authorCummings, R.
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, R.
dc.contributor.authorLake, D.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:02:35Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:02:35Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T20:17:58Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationLowe, K. and Lee, L. and Schibeci, R. and Cummings, R. and Phillips, R. and Lake, D. 2010. Learning objects and engagement of students in Australian and New Zealand Schools. British Journal of Educational Technology. 41 (2): pp. 227-241.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42840
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00964.x
dc.description.abstract

This paper reports on a completed field study that examined the usability and effectiveness of learning objects designed for Australian and New Zealand primary and secondary schools. It focuses on student engagement by observing the ways students interacted with learning objects and by listening to what they said about them. Questions that guided the field study included the following: Could the students use the learning objects easily? Did they enjoy the experience? Did they engage with the intended learning? These questions are examined with reference to students at different levels of schooling, and examples drawn from the fieldwork illustrate that, while some learning objects achieved their potential as engaging multimedia educational resources, others fell short. The paper provides a detailed examination of two learning objects to reveal what worked and what created barriers or subverted the intended learning. In particular, it explores interest, challenge and importance as elements that contributed to engagement and socially constructed learning.

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing
dc.titleLearning objects and engagement of students in Australian and New Zealand Schools
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume41
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage227
dcterms.source.endPage241
dcterms.source.issn00071013
dcterms.source.titleBritish Journal of Educational Technology
curtin.departmentLSN Leadership Development
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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