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ItemPedagogical strategies and the techno-savvy student: an investigation into the pedagogical strategies used by secondary school teachers( 2010)This study investigates the pedagogical strategies used by teachers in the classroom to cater for the techno-savvy secondary school student. The research in this study supports this view and provides the implications this has on teaching and learning in today’s classroom. The thesis seeks to explore the pedagogical strategies teachers use in the classroom and identify potential practices deficient in the use of ICT by teachers, along with the reasons behind this. The aim of the study was to consider how current pedagogy can improve the student learning environment, encourage self-motivation and engagement within the classroom. This thesis argues that students have a close relationship with technology, one that has begun at a young age. Their fascination with technology is cultured by a medium which allows them to express themselves and to communicate with a complex world. By using ICT within the classroom, teachers are able to tap into this, which in turn, can increase student participation, motivation and engagement. The research process comprised of gathering information through a series of interviews with teachers and students over a two month period. The significance of this study is that it has shown that students prefer to work with technology when completing class work, rather than more traditional methods of reading a textbook, copying down notes from the board and writing in their exercise book. This study has shown that traditional teaching approaches need to be reconsidered by teachers and contemporary approaches using ICT along with the right pedagogical strategies can change the face of teaching for the better.