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Kern, Cindy L.; Crippen, Kent J. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Scientific inscriptions--graphs, diagrams, and data--and argumentation are integral to learning and communicating science and are common elements in cyberlearning environments--those involving the use of networked learning technologies. However, previous research has indicated that learners struggle to use inscriptions and when they engage in…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Internet, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction
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Lonergan, Diane – Educational Leadership, 1997
Southeastern New Hampshire schoolchildren are involved in three network science projects for grades 2-8: Batnet, Birdnet, and Treenet. The listserv projects were developed by a group of teachers interested in using the computer-Internet connection to enrich and extend the science learning. Network science makes topics more real, lends immediacy to…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Discovery Learning, Ecology
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Tsai, Chin-Chung; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng; Lin, Sunny S. J.; Yuan, Shyan-Ming – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2001
This study implements a networked peer assessment system based on the use of a Vee heuristic. Students submit their homework via the underlying network, then assess each other's homework by offering suggestions through the network. Preliminary results revealed that the networked peer assessment model and Vee heuristic facilitated pre-service…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Instructional Innovation
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Guertal, E. A.; Hattey, J. A. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 1997
Presents both positive and negative aspects of using the Internet as a teaching tool. Offers suggestions for overcoming some of the negative aspects. Discusses ways to tailor searches to age level, proper equipment to improve student access, the need for careful planning and observation, and possibilities for instructor training in Internet use.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Libraries
Inn, Kristina; And Others – Kamehameha Journal of Education, 1995
Three articles focus on many classroom activities and experiments inspired by the voyage of two canoes, built of traditional materials, from Hawaii's Hilo Harbor in 1995. Nationwide, students followed daily satellite tracking, accessed the Internet for updated accounts of the canoes, talked directly with navigators, and watched television…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Creative Teaching
Stuckman, Ralph; And Others – 1994
This paper examines three distinct features of an educational methodology course which combines social studies and science methods. Sixteen students were enrolled in this methodology class during the spring semester of 1994. The first feature involved the use of video. Students at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio videotaped science experiments…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Strategies, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education