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The Impact of Microcomputer-Based Labs on Children's Ability to Interpret Graphs.
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Mokros, Janice R.; Tinker, Robert F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports the results of an in-depth examination of middle school children's graphing skills and misconceptions. Also discusses a study in which students learned graphing skills through microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL). (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Progressive Inquiry in a Computer-Supported Biology Class
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Hakkarainen, Kai – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
The problem addressed in the study was whether 10- and 11-year-old children, collaborating within a computer-supported classroom, could engage in progressive inquiry that exhibits an essential principal feature of mature scientific inquiry: namely, engagement in increasingly deep levels of explanation. Technical infrastructure for the study was…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Teacher Guidance, Scientific Concepts, Intentional Learning
A Meta-Analysis of Instructional Systems Applied in Science Teaching.
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Willett, John B.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983
Reports results of the meta-analysis of 130 research studies on effects of instructional systems used in science teaching. Studies coded gave rise to 341 effect sizes. Systems examined included audio-tutorial, computer-linked, individualized, and media-based instructional systems, personalized system of instruction, mastery learning, self-directed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary School Science