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Alstein, Paul; Krijtenburg-Lewerissa, Kim; van Joolingen, Wouter R. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
This article describes the design and evaluation of a simulation environment for special relativity (SR) education at the secondary level. In recent years, SR has become increasingly popular in secondary school curricula worldwide. Because the key concepts in SR are very remote from everyday experience, they are difficult for students to learn.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Secondary School Science, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Yafeng Zheng; Shebing Sun; Yang Yang; Chang Xu – Research in Science Education, 2024
This study explored the differences in the effects of directive versus reflective feedback on elementary school students' conceptual understanding and epistemological beliefs in a simulation-based online science inquiry environment, by comparing more fine-grained differences in the inquiry behaviors of students who received the two types of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Elementary School Students, Scientific Concepts, Epistemology
Cock, Jade; Marras, Mirko; Giang, Christian; Käser, Tanja – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2021
Interactive simulations allow students to independently explore scientific phenomena and ideally infer the underlying principles through their exploration. Effectively using such environments is challenging for many students and therefore, adaptive guidance has the potential to improve student learning. Providing effective support is, however,…
Descriptors: Prediction, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Physics
Turan Güntepe, Ebru; Keles, Esra – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2023
This study aims to design an educational process for teaching scientific concepts during the preschool period based on the instructional design model of Seels and Glasgow and to evaluate its effectiveness. For this purpose, a material set incorporating a teacher's manual and interactive holographic materials was developed. The teacher's manual…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
Chou, Ren-Jye; Liang, Chih-Ping; Huang, Li-yu; She, Hsiao-Ching – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
This study compared the effectiveness of online skeuomorphic physics inquiry-based learning with and without simulation on 8th-grade students' performance of scientific inquiry involving the spring unit. Two classes (58 students) were assigned to the online skeuomorphic physics inquiry-based learning with simulation, and two classes (59 students)…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Grade 8
Nasser Mansour; Ceren Aras; Judith Kleine Staarman; Sarah Bader Mohsen Alotaibi – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Augmented Reality (AR) revolutionizes educational approaches by providing an immersive experience that superimposes virtual 3D elements onto the physical environment. This integration of virtual and real worlds addresses the challenge of understanding abstract concepts by enabling three-dimensional visualization and interaction. This study aims to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction
Ogegbo, Ayodele Abosede; Ramnarain, Umesh – South African Journal of Education, 2022
The research reported here examined the outcome of using interactive simulation technology (IST) as a guided-inquiry approach to enhance learners' conceptual knowledge of electrostatics in physics. Participants were Grade 11 physical sciences learners (n = 60) and a teacher from a rural school in South Africa. Learners were randomly assigned to an…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Technology Uses in Education
Julie Tomczak – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This action research study aimed to find ways to adjust my practice by incorporating inquiry-based, science activities and virtual simulations to improve student conceptual understanding of physical and chemical changes. A multi-lesson, curricular intervention combining inquiry-based activities and virtual simulations was developed using…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Grade 5, Science Instruction, Active Learning
Hajian, Shiva; Jain, Misha; Liu, Arita L.; Obaid, Teeba; Fukuda, Mari; Winne, Philip H.; Nesbit, John C. – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
We investigated the effects of just-in-time guidance at various stages of inquiry learning by novice learners. Thirteen participants, randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 8) or control (n = 5) group, were observed as they learned about DC electric circuits using a web-based simulation. Just-in-time instructional prompts to observe, predict,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Tsivitanidou, Olia E.; Georgiou, Yiannis; Ioannou, Andri – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
The integration of immersive virtual reality (VR) in authentic science classrooms can result in a totally new learning experience for the students. However, the effect of such a learning experience on students' conceptual learning gains and their perceptions of the experience, while considering students' pre-existing science- and digital…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Inquiry, Active Learning, Physics
Georgiou, Yiannis; Tsivitanidou, Olia; Ioannou, Andri – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) simulations are argued to support students' learning of complex scientific phenomena via the use of realistic graphics and interactions that students can hardly experience in everyday life. However, the integration of immersive VR simulations in science classrooms introduces new challenges, whilst there is a lack of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Physics
Minshall, Brianna L.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
For six semesters, activities have been incorporated into first year general chemistry courses in an effort to build student conceptual chemistry knowledge. The activities follow a learning cycle pedagogy (similar to Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning or POGIL activities) and consist of guiding questions involving animations, models,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Knowledge Level, Inquiry
Nottis, Katharyn E. K.; Vigeant, Margot A.; Prince, Michael J.; Golightly, Amy Frances; Gadoury, Carrine Megan – Chemical Engineering Education, 2019
Heat and temperature concepts are found at all levels in the science curricula and are well-known for creating conceptual difficulties for learners. Students have difficulty understanding concepts related to heat, temperature, and thermal radiation. Inquiry-based pedagogies that can foster the learning of these difficult concepts are needed.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Science Experiments, Heat, Active Learning
Dunn, Justin; Ramnarain, Umesh – Education Sciences, 2020
This study investigated the effect of interactive computer simulation-supported inquiry on South African grade 8 learners' comprehension of atoms and molecular structures. Two sample groups of 34 learners per sample group were used, one acting as a control group who were exposed to a teacher-directed pedagogy while the experimental group used…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Technology Integration, Active Learning, Inquiry
Hobbs, Laura; Bentley, Sophie; Hartley, Jackie; Stevens, Carly; Bolton, Tom – Primary Science, 2020
"Minecraft" is a computer game that allows players to move around in a virtual world, building almost limitless creations with a vast array of cubic blocks with varying textures and properties. Its representative settings and processes link to the real world, making the game a valuable tool for both presenting scientific concepts to…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Universities, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction