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Direct linkGaskill, Martonia; McNulty, Anastasia; Brooks, David W. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
WebQuests are activities in which students use Web resources to learn about school topics. WebQuests are advocated as constructivist activities and ones generally well regarded by students. Two experiments were conducted in school settings to compare learning using WebQuests versus conventional instruction. Students and teachers both enjoyed…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Conventional Instruction, Outcomes of Education
Waks, S.; Sabag, N. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
The Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach enables the student to construct knowledge in his/her own way. Piaget, the founder of constructivism, saw the development of intelligence as a process involving the relationship between brain maturity and individual experience. The technology PBL (TPBL) approach confronts the student with a personal…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Technology Education, Laboratory Experiments, Constructivism (Learning)
Appling, Jeffrey R.; Peake, Lisa C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
The effect of intervening use of molecular visualization software was tested on 73 first-year general chemistry students. Pretests and posttests included both traditional multiple-choice questions and model-building activities. Overall students improved after working with the software, although students performed less well on the model-building…
Descriptors: Visualization, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Intervention
