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Warren, Scott J.; Stein, Richard A.; Dondlinger, Mary Jo; Barab, Sasha A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
The number of games, simulations, and multi-user virtual environments designed to promote learning, engagement with subject matter, or intended to contextualize learning has been steadily increasing over the past decade. While the use of these digital designs in educational settings has begun to show promise for improving learning, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Virtual Classrooms, Writing Skills, Educational Games
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Zucker, Andrew A.; Tinker, Robert; Staudt, Carolyn; Mansfield, Amie; Metcalf, Shari – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science II project (TEEMSS), funded by the National Science Foundation, produced 15 inquiry-based instructional science units for teaching in grades 3-8. Each unit uses computers and probeware to support students' investigations of real-world phenomena using probes (e.g., for temperature or…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Effect Size, Virtual Classrooms, Grade 7