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Smetana, Lara K.; Bell, Randy L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Studies considering whole-class use of computer simulations are limited, despite the increasing interest in this mode of use. The current study explored how a collection of computer simulations was integrated into both whole-class and small-group instructional settings during a high school chemistry unit on atomic structure. Participants included…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Large Group Instruction, Small Group Instruction
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Gazit, Elhanan; Yair, Yoav; Chen, David – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
This study describes high school students' conceptual development of the basic astronomical phenomena during real-time interactions with a Virtual Solar System (VSS). The VSS is a non-immersive virtual environment which has a dynamic frame of reference that can be altered by the user. Ten 10th grade students were given tasks containing a set of…
Descriptors: Astronomy, High School Students, Concept Formation, Interaction