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Peer reviewedRevelle, Glenda; Druin, Allison; Platner, Michele; Bederson, Ben; Hourcade, Juan Pablo; Sherman, Lisa – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2002
Reports on the development of a visual search interface called "SearchKids" to support children ages 5-10 years in their efforts to find animals in a hierarchical information structure. Investigates whether children can construct search queries to conduct complex searches if sufficiently supported both visually and conceptually. (Contains 27…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedBrooks, Helen B.; Brooks, David, W. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1996
Describes the design of several CD-ROMs with different strategies and foci for teaching general chemistry with large databases of visual information. Presents a sample search with a CD-ROM. Discusses teacher resources including animations, visual databases for presentations, demonstration manuals, laboratory manuals, and encyclopedias as well as…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
