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Journal of Science Education and Technology

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01.06.2012

The Role of Computer Simulation in an Inquiry-Based Learning Environment: Reconstructing Geological Events as Geologists

verfasst von: Li-Fen Lin, Ying-Shao Hsu, Yi-Fen Yeh

Erschienen in: Journal of Science Education and Technology | Ausgabe 3/2012

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Several researchers have investigated the effects of computer simulations on students’ learning. However, few have focused on how simulations with authentic contexts influences students’ inquiry skills. Therefore, for the purposes of this study, we developed a computer simulation (FossilSim) embedded in an authentic inquiry lesson. FossilSim integrated data from real field investigations with geological laws for identifying the sequence of geological events. Data were collected from two experiments to examine ninth graders’ abilities for reconstructing a sequence of geological events with the aid of FossilSim. The sample groups in Experiments 1 and 2 were 58 and 11 ninth graders, respectively. The results indicated that the authentic inquiry lesson promoted the development of students’ inquiry skills. In addition, FossilSim played a key role in engaging students to apply geological laws, make multi-scale observations, and clarify their ideas about geological time.

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Titel: The Role of Computer Simulation in an Inquiry-Based Learning Environment: Reconstructing Geological Events as Geologists
verfasst von: Li-Fen Lin
Ying-Shao Hsu
Yi-Fen Yeh
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2012
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Science Education and Technology / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1059-0145
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1839
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-011-9330-3

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