Wood, R. & Ashfield, J. (2008). The use of the interactive whiteboard for creative teaching and learning in literacy and mathematics: a case study. Br J Educ Technol, 39(1), 84-
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00703.x
Introduction
This paper aims at critiquing an article written by Ruth Wood and Jean Ashfield on the use of interactive whiteboards in a bid to enhance creative teaching and learning in literacy and mathematics. This piece will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the article’s three parts; that is, the introduction, the methodology, and the conclusion. The main aim of this critique is to evaluate its usefulness to the tutors and the learners, especially in an era when the mode of learning and …show more content…
84). The authors have been able to clearly introduce their article since they have given a background on the use of technology in the enhancement of creative learning and literacy among the learners as well as making work simpler for classroom instructors. Furthermore, the authors are conscious that some essential technologies that should be accommodated in the classroom have been ignored; a situation which has complicated learning and teaching. The authors argue that,
“the degree to which they have been successfully integrated into the classroom environment has been varied” (Wood & Ashfield, 2008, 84-85). This statement indicates that the authors are well versed with the topic they were writing about. In addition, the introduction is logical in the sense that it narrows down to the main topic after a wide classroom technology background. ARTICLE CRITIQUE 3 The authors give a vast background on education technology, indicating that they are quite conversant with the topic of study. They also give examples of where interactive whiteboards have been used before indicating that the topic was useful to learners. The article states that, “and the IWB is steadily becoming a feature of most numeracy and …show more content…
Methodology
The article uses a case study approach in the collection of information. Wood and
Ashfield (2018) argue that “a case study was considered to be the most appropriate approach, as this study responds to ‘how’ and ‘why’ research questions” (p. 89). Their choice of methodology indicates that the topic of study relates to a real life situation, an approach that could allow them to develop a theory from the collected data that was used. The choice of a grounded theory approach indicates that the article was meant to improve the quality of education in various places. The article used the observation method to collect much of its data as most of it was qualitative in nature. Five observation points were identified since the study was not aiming to make any general conclusions about a group of people.
Recording of data was done using audio recording and taking of notes to allow for easy analysis. Each researcher made his or her own remarks on the collected data independently to allow for triangulation of the results. To facilitate triangulation “both researchers recorded field notes independently of one another” (Wood & Ashfield, 2008, p.
89-90). The triangulation allowed in this article indicates that the research methodology