?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.132659&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=IPads+in+the+early+childhood+science+classroom%3A+An+exploration+of+iPad+use+in+hands-on+science+activities&rft.creator=Wilson%2C+Catherine&rft.subject=Artefact+centric+activity+theory&rft.subject=augmented+reality&rft.subject=early+childhood&rft.subject=hands-on+activities&rft.subject=iPad&rft.subject=movement&rft.subject=science+education&rft.subject=social+cognitive+theory&rft.subject=thematic+analysis&rft.subject=virtual+manipulative&rft.description=This+qualitative+case+study+explored+the+affordances+and+uses+of+the+iPad+in+Prep+classrooms+when+integrated+into+hands-on+science+activities+about+movement.+Using+a+hybrid+inductive+and+deductive+thematic+analysis+approach%2C+this+study+identified+and+described+the+ways+that+virtual+and+augmented+reality+apps+on+the+iPad+can+both+enhance+and+distract+from+hands-on+science+activities+about+movement+in+Prep.+The+findings+suggest+ways+that+educators+may+achieve+greater+integration+of+hands-on+science+and+technology+learning+experiences+in+Prep+classrooms.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F132659%2F2%2FCatherine%2520Wilson%2520Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.132659&rft.relation=Wilson%2C+Catherine+(2019)+IPads+in+the+early+childhood+science+classroom%3A+An+exploration+of+iPad+use+in+hands-on+science+activities.+Master+of+Philosophy+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F132659%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education