Use of Interactive White Boards in a Private School in Lahore

Abstract

Interactive white boards (IWBs) are being used at different educational levels to improve student learning. This case study of a private school in Lahore examines the perceptions of teachers about IWB use, the actual use of IWB in the classroom and the perceptions of students about the improvement in learning due to IWB. A questionnaire was developed after doing literature review to gather data from the teachers and the students through semi structured interviews. Non-participant observations were done to see how IWB is being used in the classroom. For this study, 10 teachers of grade 5 who had been using IWB in the classes were selected from different branches of the same school. The results show that teachers believe that IWBs can be used to improve student learning and the students also have the same perception. However, non-participant observations showed that the teachers are using IWBs as a projector and their teaching approach is still teacher centered.