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Computer Simulations and Clear Observations Do Not Guarantee Conceptual Understanding
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Renken, Maggie D.; Nunez, Narina – Learning and Instruction, 2013
Evidence for cognitive benefits of simulated versus physical experiments is unclear. Seventh grade participants (n = 147) reported their understanding of two simple pendulum problems (1) before conducting an experiment, (2) immediately following experimentation, and (3) after a 12-week delay. "Problem type" was manipulated within…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Experiential Learning, Observation, Concept Formation
Bit by Bit or All at Once? Splitting up the Inquiry Task to Promote Children's Scientific Reasoning
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Lazonder, Ard W.; Kamp, Ellen – Learning and Instruction, 2012
This study examined whether and why assigning children to a segmented inquiry task makes their investigations more productive. Sixty-one upper elementary-school pupils engaged in a simulation-based inquiry assignment either received a multivariable inquiry task (n = 21), a segmented version of this task that addressed the variables in successive…
Descriptors: Investigations, Inferences, Science Instruction, Inquiry
Supporting Simulation-Based Learning; The Effects of Model Progression and Assignments on Definitional and Intuitive Knowledge.
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Swaak, Janine; Van Joolingen, Wouter R.; de Jong, Ton – Learning and Instruction, 1998
Sixty-three college students worked with a computer simulation in which gradually increasing model complexity (model progression), model progression plus small assignments, or a control condition without either were used. Definition knowledge increased for all three conditions, but intuitive knowledge gain was greater for the two experimental…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Students, Computer Simulation, Definitions
Supporting Students' Learning with Multiple Representations in a Dynamic Simulation-Based Learning Environment
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van der Meij, Jan; de Jong, Ton – Learning and Instruction, 2006
In this study, the effects of different types of support for learning from multiple representations in a simulation-based learning environment were examined. The study extends known research by examining the use of dynamic representations instead of static representations and it examines the role of the complexity of the domain and the learning…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology
Discovery Learning, Representation, and Explanation within a Computer-Based Simulation: Finding the Right Mix
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Rieber, Lloyd P.; Tzeng, Shyh-Chii; Tribble, Kelly – Learning and Instruction, 2004
The purpose of this research was to explore how adult users interact and learn during an interactive computer-based simulation supplemented with brief multimedia explanations of the content. A total of 52 college students interacted with a computer-based simulation of Newton's laws of motion in which they had control over the motion of a simple…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Computer Simulation, Multimedia Instruction, College Students
Guided Discovery Learning with Computer-Based Simulation Games: Effects of Adaptive and Non-Adaptive Instructional Support.
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Leutner, Detlev – Learning and Instruction, 1993
System-initiated adaptive advice and learner-requested nonadaptive background information were investigated in computer simulation game experiments with 64 seventh graders, 38 college students, and 80 seventh and eighth graders in Germany. Results are discussed in terms of theories of problem solving, intelligence, memory, and information…
Descriptors: Background, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction