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Schwarz, Baruch B.; Schur, Yaron; Pensso, Haim; Tayer, Naama – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011
Changing practices in schools is a very complex endeavor. This paper is about new practices we prompted to foster collaboration and critical reasoning in science classrooms: the presentation of pictures representing different perspectives, small group synchronous argumentation, and moderation of synchronous argumentation. A CSCL tool helped in…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Perspective Taking, Concept Formation, Grade 8
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Hsieh, Yi-Chuan Jane; Cifuentes, Lauren – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
Mixed methods were adopted to explore the effects of student-generated visualization on paper and on computers as a study strategy for middle school science concept learning. In a post-test-only-control-group design, scores were compared among a control-group (n=28), a group that was trained to visualize on paper (n=30), and a group that was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Study Habits, Scientific Concepts, Concept Teaching