This paper presents the research theory and design of a work in progress that investigates how the application of slow pedagogy can be applied to an ICT rich educative environment. More specifically, the research will...
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This paper provides an overview of a symposium that explored the implications of complexity for the field of the learning sciences. Two papers explored aspects of learning about complex systems in the domains of physi...
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This research focuses on analysing the impact of structure in inquiry learning activities in a Multi-User Virtual Environment. Productive failure is a learning strategy that has shown that using a low structure initia...
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This paper presents a process-oriented case study of successes and failures in collaborative inquiry. The interactions of pairs were recorded and transcribed while they were engaged in learning activities, mediated by...
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This paper presents a process-oriented case study of successes and failures in collaborative inquiry. The interactions of pairs were recorded and transcribed while they were engaged in learning activities, mediated by...
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(纸本)9781409285984
This paper presents a process-oriented case study of successes and failures in collaborative inquiry. The interactions of pairs were recorded and transcribed while they were engaged in learning activities, mediated by agent-based NetLogo electricity models. Transcripts of learner interactions were coded for engagements in science inquiry. The purpose of this paper is to articulate the dynamics of collaborative science inquiry approach resulting from varied scaffolding and consistent scaffolding in learning activities. Our findings indicate that students under a varied scaffolding approach were more deeply engaged in inquiry process and performed better on model-based explanations.
The overall goal of this research is to explore the efficacy of learning the physics of electricity with NetLogo agent-based models (ABM) where the degree of learner scaffolding is varied. Learners were given four tas...
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(纸本)9789868473522
The overall goal of this research is to explore the efficacy of learning the physics of electricity with NetLogo agent-based models (ABM) where the degree of learner scaffolding is varied. Learners were given four tasks for an ABM in each class period. The experimental condition involved Productive Failure (PF), where one group of learners initially used a set of ABMs in an unscaffolded manner whereas the comparison condition (Non-PF or N-PF) used a more conventional physics education laboratory approach in which the learners were provided with steps to follow in their ABM activity. Both groups then used the ABMs for a second activity that was scaffolded, followed by a third unscaffolded ABM problem-based activity that was the same for both conditions. This sequence of activities was followed over four days with four different ABMs. It was hypothesized that whereas the participants in the PF group would initially fail in the first ABM activity in contrast to the initial success of the N-PF group, by the last unscaffolded ABM activity the PF group would perform at a higher level, and that there would be cumulative overall learning gains by the posttest for this group. This paper reports on the preliminary research findings that are largely consistent with the hypothesized results. Issues for future research are also discussed.
This paper identifies ways in which conceptual, methodological and technical developments in e-research can contribute to solutions of key questions in learning science research and, in particular, design-based resear...
This paper identifies ways in which conceptual, methodological and technical developments in e-research can contribute to solutions of key questions in learning science research and, in particular, design-based research (DBR). The paper focuses on DBR issues in three major areas: methodology, research process, and dissemination. By mapping DBR issues to the conceptual and technological features of e-research, and illustrating those features with concrete examples from a range of research domains, the paper demonstrates how e-research approaches and tools could enhance present DBR practices as well as open avenues for new research questions and new ways of doing research. It concludes by discussing potential challenges and outlining some critical elements for the uptake of e-research in learning science.
Fieldwork has long been identified as providing students undertaking professional studies with a means of implementing theory into a real world context. In recent years some educators, particularly in the health scien...
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Fieldwork has long been identified as providing students undertaking professional studies with a means of implementing theory into a real world context. In recent years some educators, particularly in the health sciences, have introduced mobile devices to support students' fieldwork learning. In many ways there is a natural link between fieldwork and mobile technology. In this paper we report on a trial to introduce mobile support into the study of information systems in the field. The experience showed that mobile devices can assist students collect data in richer, multimedia formats and make subsequent classroom presentations of their field study much more interesting. However, it also revealed certain usage and deployment issues with the mobile devices themselves which have implications for device selection and educational design.
This paper aims to inform readers of suggested directions for researching how mobile technology can enhance active student learning. These directions are informed by an online survey of our students in early 2007 and ...
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