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Download full textNada Dabbagh; Randall Bass; M. J. Bishop; Anthony G. Picciano; Jennifer Sparrow; Sarah Costelloe; Kristen Cummings; Brian Freeman; Michael Frye; Allan Porowski; Sandra Jo Wilson – What Works Clearinghouse, 2019
Despite increasing college enrollment and growing diversity of the college student population, college completion rates are low. Many colleges are exploring ways to leverage technology to improve student retention and increase the educational options for and success of their diverse student bodies. Web-based course or learning management systems…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Postsecondary Education, Academic Achievement, College Administration
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
This study examined how using two different ways of displaying the solar system--a true-to-scale mode vs. an orrery mode--affected students' knowledge of astronomical concepts. Solar system displays were presented in a software application on a handheld tablet computer. In the true-to-scale mode, users navigated a simulated three-dimensional solar…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Visual Aids
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2014 study, "Conceptualizing Astronomical Scale: Virtual Simulations on Handheld Tablet Computers Reverse Misconceptions," examined the effects of using the true-to-scale (TTS) display mode versus the orrery display mode in the iPad's Solar Walk software application on students' knowledge of the Earth's place in the solar system. The…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Handheld Devices
