dc.contributor.author	Boling, Amy L.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2002-2004	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-11T15:32:01Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:13Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:14Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-11T15:32:01Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:13Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:14Z
dc.date.issued	2004-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/70	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this action research study was to determine the impact of a virtual field trip (VFT) on student achievement, as well as to evaluate the instructional experience in terms of authenticity, age appropriateness, quality of resource, and feasibility. The intervention took place at a rural elementary school. Participants in this study consisted of twenty kindergarten students. The intervention lasted for a total of ten school days with a combined access time using the VFT being two hours. Due to the age of the participants, they were paired with a fifth-grade student to help with reading and navigation issues. The qualitative study included a pre-test and post-test, interviews and observations. Each student was observed twice during the intervention. The researcher and assistant each conducted one privileged, active observation on each participant. Findings from this study suggest that incorporating the quality VFT in the kindergarten classroom the students gained knowledge that was authentic, relevant, and age appropriate with little or no problems arising. Implications for future study include the continuation of research for incorporating VFT into the curriculum.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	Virtual field trip	en_US
dc.subject	Active observation	en_US
dc.subject	Kindergarten students	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational technology	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Teaching--Aids and devices	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer-assisted instruction	en_US
dc.title	Incorporating Virtual Field Trips in the Kindergarten Classroom An Action Research Study	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Zahner, Jane	en_US
dc.description.committee	Wiley, Ellen W.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Mozzeta, Danielle	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed. S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US