The utilization of NASA and other Internet aerospace Web sites by coordinators of Tennessee Space Week.

摘要

Scope and method of study. The purpose of this descriptive study was to provide information that would assist in evaluating the frequency and utilization of NASA and other Internet aerospace Web sites by coordinators of Tennessee Space Week in supplementing their classroom curriculum. Using a mailed questionnaire, one hundred and twenty-five coordinators of Tennessee Space Week were surveyed as to their utilization of NASA and other Internet aerospace Web sites to supplement their curriculum. Frequencies and percentages were used in the analysis of data.;Findings and conclusions. The results of the study indicate that the number of computers connected to the Internet where coordinators of Tennessee Space Week teach is presently too small to determine how successfully the Internet is being used to augment the classroom curriculum. In those schools where the Internet is being utilized to support the curriculum, signs exist that coordinators are beginning to access and integrate NASA and other Internet aerospace Web sites within their classroom instruction. It was concluded that NASA and other aerospace Web sites are serving the needs of those coordinators that are accessing them, but research on their educational value should be evaluated periodically to determine their effectiveness in meeting the needs of the coordinators of Tennessee Space Week.