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The development and spread of technology in schools as an educational innovation is well-documented worldwide, but the more recent and unique development of science instruction based on information and communication technology (ICT) has not been empirically examined in the Arabian Gulf, specifically.
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Wiseman, A.W., Anderson, E. (2015). A Cross-National Comparison of Ict Resources and Science Teachers’ Professional Development in and Use of Ict in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. In: Mansour, N., Al-Shamrani, S. (eds) Science Education in the Arab Gulf States. Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-049-9_7
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