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Gearsketch: An Adaptive Drawing-Based Learning Environment for the Gears Domain
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Leenaars, Frank A.; Joolingen, Wouter R.; Gijlers, Hannie; Bollen, Lars – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2014
GearSketch is a learning environment for the gears domain, aimed at students in the final years of primary school. It is designed for use with a touchscreen device and is based on ideas from drawing-based learning and research on cognitive tutors. At the heart of GearSketch is a domain model that is used to transform learners' strokes into…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Education, Computer Graphics, Program Effectiveness
Learning Computers Inside-Out.
Angel, N. Faye – Computing Teacher, 1994
Describes an activity for elementary school students that allows them to manipulate computer hardware. College students volunteered as trainers; and two workstations were used, one to teach students how to attach peripheral devices (e.g., keyboard, monitor, and printer) and one to teach how to remove a disk drive and the controller card. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Peripherals, Computer Printers, Computer Science Education
Introducing Data Logging Equipment into Programmes of Study in Field Studies Centre: An Evaluation.
Price, Alan – Horizons, 2001
Data loggers use sensors to collect environmental data that can be graphed instantly via computer software. A study used four groups of British elementary students to determine the educational benefits of data logging in field situations. Results indicate that data loggers excited the pupils and saved them time recording temperature readings. That…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection