A Report on a Science Class that Used a Video Call to Carry Out Cooperative Learning with Students from Another School

Abstract

We found that using a video call in the classroom might raise information retention levels and improve students’ “Scientific Thinking, Judgment and Expression”. The study took place in 2012. The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of using a video call in a seventh grade science class. In this case, 10 iPads were dispersed among 10 groups of seventh grade students. From the results of the unit quiz, and an analysis of the recorded conversations with students from the other school, it was suggested that the information exchanged during the video call successfully raised the students’ comprehension and retention levels.