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The Perceived Complexity of Learning Tasks Influences Students' Collaborative Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality
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Henry Matovu; Mihye Won; Ricardo Bruno Hernandez-Alvarado; Dewi Ayu Kencana Ungu; David F. Treagust; Chin-Chung Tsai; Mauro Mocerino; Roy Tasker – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
This study investigated how different learning tasks influence students' collaborative interactions in immersive Virtual Reality (iVR). A set of chemistry learning activities was designed with iVR, and 35 pairs of undergraduate students went through the activities. Videos of students' interactions were analysed to identify patterns in students'…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Intention, Computer Simulation, Chemistry
Exploring How Role and Background Influence through Analysis of Spatial Dialogue in Collaborative Problem-Solving Games
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Uz-Bilgin, Cigdem; Thompson, Meredith; Anteneh, Melat – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
This study examines how different roles and background knowledge transform players' dyadic conversations into spatial dialogues in a virtual cellular biology game. Cellverse is a collaborative virtual reality (VR) game designed to teach cell biology. Players work in pairs, assuming the role of either a Navigator, with reference material and a…
Descriptors: Cytology, Biology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Investigating the Impact of Using a CAD Simulation Tool on Students' Learning of Design Thinking
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Taleyarkhan, Manaz; Dasgupta, Chandan; Garcia, John Mendoza; Magana, Alejandra J. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2018
Engineering design thinking is hard to teach and still harder to learn by novices primarily due to the undetermined nature of engineering problems that often results in multiple solutions. In this paper, we investigate the effect of teaching engineering design thinking to freshmen students by using a computer-aided Design (CAD) simulation…
Descriptors: Design, Educational Technology, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
An Investigation of University Students' Collaborative Inquiry Learning Behaviors in an Augmented Reality Simulation and a Traditional Simulation
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Wang, Hung-Yuan; Duh, Henry Been-Lirn; Li, Nai; Lin, Tzung-Jin; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare students' collaborative inquiry learning behaviors and their behavior patterns in an augmented reality (AR) simulation system and a traditional 2D simulation system. Their inquiry and discussion processes were analyzed by content analysis and lag sequential analysis (LSA). Forty…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Inquiry, Student Behavior, Simulated Environment
Determining Virtual Environment "Fit": The Relationship between Navigation Style in a Virtual Field Trip, Student Self-Reported Desire to Visit the Field Trip Site in the Real World, and the Purposes of Science Education
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Tutwiler, M. Shane; Lin, Ming-Chao; Chang, Chun-Yen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
In this study, a follow-up analysis of the data reported in Lin et al. ("Learn Media Technol." doi: 10.1080/17439884.2011.629660 , 2011), we investigated the relationship between student use of a virtual field trip (VFT) system and the probability of students reporting wanting to visit the national park site upon which the VFT was modeled,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teamwork, Prior Learning, Educational Objectives
Using Laboratory Experiments and Circuit Simulation IT Tools in an Undergraduate Course in Analog Electronics
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Baltzis, Konstantinos B.; Koukias, Konstantinos D. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
Laboratory-based courses play a significant role in engineering education. Given the role of electronics in engineering and technology, laboratory experiments and circuit simulation IT tools are used in their teaching in several academic institutions. This paper discusses the characteristics and benefits of both methods. The content and structure…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Electronics, Laboratory Experiments
Algorithms, Visualization, and Mental Models: High School Students' Interactions with a Relative Motion Simulation.
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Monaghan, James M.; Clement, John – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2000
Hypothesizes that the construction of visual models, resolution of these visual models with numeric models and, in many cases, rejection of commitments such as the belief in one true velocity, are necessary for students to form integrated mental models of relative motion events. Studies high school students' relative motion problem solving.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Cooperative Learning, High Schools