EPQ IDEAS

EPQ IDEAS

1. Is technology replacing teachers in education?

2. The changing role/use of technology in primary schools

   • Why has there been an increase in use of technology?

3. How technology can impact progress in primary education

4. Do primary school teachers have necessary skills/knowledge to use modern technology?

5. TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY USED

   • Websites
     • Online learning resources/activities
   • Online Homework
     • MyMaths - what is its use/has it had an improvement
   • Learning Platforms
   • Assesment Systems
     • What is the impact on progress?
   • Interactive Whiteboards
     • Impact on participation/progress/classroom attitude
   • iPads/tablets
     • Less learning on paper - is it the same quality of work?
   • Computers/Laptops/Netbooks
     • Are they in every classrom or in a seperate suite?
   • Cameras
     • Documenting progress

6. Are there specific age ranges who use technology more?

7. Does the use of technology at home impact the use of it in schools?

8. RESEARCH IDEAS

   • Questionnaires
     • Teachers - their feelings towards technology and how confident they are in using them
     • Pupils - what do they enjoy more and why, is the work harder or easier
   • Experiments already done
     • Evaluate their outcomes and how it relates to the question
   • Statistics
     • Technology sales to school, exam results since technology was introduced (1960s?)