Use of Technology for Science and Mathematics Collaborative Learning

Abstract

This article presents an example of how computer software can be used to facilitate collaborative learning and the integration of mathematics and science. “Snap shots” from a pilot project, with thirty high school juniors who were involved in a university summer program, reveal how student‐centered learning is facilitated by technology. This exploratory trial provides a glimpse of what the “classroom after next” might look like utilizing groupware in instructional settings.

A Review of the Integration of Science and Mathematics: Implications for Further Research

“… Facilitates collaboration among users (e.g., Bransford, 1994; Miller & Castellanos, 1996). Provides the contextual zed nature of problem solving (e.g., Roth, 1992).…”