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PDF pending restorationWindschitl, Mark; Andre, Thomas – 1996
The objectives of this study were to: examine the potential interaction between students' epistemological beliefs and placement in a simulation condition (constructivist versus non-constructivist) on conceptual development; and to assess whether a constructivist computer simulation experience would result in a greater degree of conceptual change…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Students
Peer reviewedStroup, Walter M. – International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 2002
Explores what kinds of calculus-related insights seem to typify calculus-related reasoning. Introduces "qualitative calculus" in which learning is focused on synthesis. Discusses the resemblance and difference between traditional calculus and qualitative calculus, advantages of learning qualitative calculus, and how understanding qualitative…
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Structures, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
