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Peer reviewedWild, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1996
Examines the place of mental models in the process of knowledge construction, particularly by the relationship between mental models and computer models in that process. Analyzes and discusses children's use of spreadsheets to build their own computer models. Suggests that the process of building models on a computer may provide direct support to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedRaghavan, 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
