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Jacobson, Michael J.; Kim, Beaumie; Pathak, Suneeta; Zhang, BaoHui – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
This research explores issues related to the sequencing of structure that is provided as pedagogical guidance. A study was conducted that involved grade 10 students in Singapore as they learned concepts about electricity using four NetLogo Investigations of Electricity agent-based models. It was found that the low-to-high structure learning…
Descriptors: Grade 10, High School Students, Energy, Pretests Posttests
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Strunk, Catherine M.; King, Keith A.; Vidourek, Rebecca A.; Sorter, Michael T. – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Youth suicide is a serious public health issue in the United States. It is currently the third leading cause of death for youth aged 10 to 19. School-based prevention programs may be an effective method of educating youth and enhancing their help-seeking. Most school-based suicide prevention programs have not been rigorously evaluated for their…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Adolescents, Suicide, Prevention
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Cross, Dionne; Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Hendricks, Sean; Hickey, Daniel T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
In this paper we explore the relationship between learning gains, measured through pre-assessment and post-assessment, and engagement in scientific argumentation. In order to do so, this paper examines group discourse and individual learning during the implementation of NASA Classroom of the Future's BioBLAST![R] (BB) software program in a high…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Coding, Biology, Science Instruction