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Stieff, Mike – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
The present article discusses the design and impact of computer-based visualization tools for supporting student learning and representational competence in science. Specifically, learning outcomes and student representation use are compared between eight secondary classrooms utilizing The Connected Chemistry Curriculum and eight secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Chemistry, Lecture Method, Computer Uses in Education
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Raghavan, Kalyani; Sartoris, Mary L.; Glaser, Robert – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Reviews research on children's ideas about floating and sinking. Describes the Model-Assisted Reasoning in Science (MARS) project curriculum and student responses to a question about helium balloons. Contains 61 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
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Windschitl, Mark; Andre, Thomas – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Investigates the effects of a constructivist versus objectivist learning environment on college students' conceptual change using a computer simulation of the human cardiovascular system as an instructional tool. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies