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Effects of Microcomputer Simulations on Achievement and Attitudes of Middle School Students.
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Shaw, Edward L., Jr.; Okey, James R. – 1985
This 10-day study compared the effects of alternative ways of using microcomputer simulations on the achievement and attitudes of sixth- and seventh-grade science students (N=173). Nine classes were randomly assigned to one of four treatments: (1) microcomputer simulations; (2) laboratory activities; (3) a combination of simulation and laboratory…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Computer Simulation, Conventional Instruction