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ACCESSION NUMBER

EJ549407

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Brna,-P.; Burton,-M

TITLE

Modelling Students Collaborating while Learning about Energy.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1997

JOURNAL CITATION

Journal-of-Computer-Assisted-Learning; v13 n3 p194-205 Sep 1997

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Computer-Simulation; Dialogs-Language; Physics-; Students-

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Learning-Processes; *Modeling-Psychology; *Models-; *Science-Education

ABSTRACT

Discusses how students learn to model in scientific contexts. Highlights include current research in science education; a computer-based simulation of a student learning to model; an example of a physics task; collaboration with another student; a dialog mechanism; and external representations. (LRW) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

EJ548072

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Attwood,-Paul-V.

TITLE

A Self-Instructional Approach To the Teaching of Enzymology Involving Computer-Based Sequence Analysis and Molecular Modelling.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1997

JOURNAL CITATION

Biochemical-Education; v25 n2 p97-99 Apr 1997

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Assignments-; Biochemistry-; Educational-Strategies; Foreign-Countries; Higher-Education; Science-Instruction

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Enzymes-; *Independent-Study; *Molecular-Structure; *Teaching-Methods

ABSTRACT

Describes a self-instructional assignment approach to the teaching of advanced enzymology. Presents an assignment that offers a means of teaching enzymology to students that exposes them to modern computer-based techniques of analyzing protein structure and relates structure to enzyme function. (JRH) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

ED408957

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Sexton,-Colleen-M.; Belland,-John-C.

TITLE

An Opportunity for Visual Literacy in the K-4 Classrooms of Ohio.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1997

DESCRIPTIVE NOTE

7 p.; In: VisionQuest: Journeys toward Visual Literacy. Selected Readings from the Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association (28th, Cheyenne, Wyoming, October, 1996); see IR 018 353.

EDRS PRICE

EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Computer-Software; Educational-Development; Educational-Equipment; Educational-Finance; Educational-Objectives; Elementary-Education; Professional-Development; School-Districts; Visual-Learning

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Educational-Technology; *State-Aid; *Visual-Literacy

ABSTRACT

This paper provides background information on the goals, application process, and funding of the Ohio SchoolNet Plus initiative. Through SchoolNet Plus, school districts are allocated funds to provide one computer workstation for every five children in grades K-4, as well as funds for software and professional development for teachers. Since the equipment standard for the machines to be purchased with SchoolNet Plus funds must be high-end versions of either Macintosh or Windows 95, the initiative affords exciting possibilities for visual experimentation and visualization experiences. For some teachers and learners, the technology tools will simply enhance visual presentation or expression rather than explore visualization or generate explicit ideas about extracting meaning from different visual forms. Reflection on the creation of these presentations, however, may still accomplish visual literacy objectives. It will be interesting to see if adding visual literacy experiences to classroom times which usually emphasize traditional literacies will prove useful in the development of learners' abilities. There are innumerable opportunities for the development of visualization experiences, including the modelling of mental rotations, animations which illustrate complex processes, and visual transformations such as going from perspective views to orthographic ones. Image processing software allows inquiry into science and mathematics topics through the use of image transformations. At this point, substantial research is still needed to ascertain what strategies, materials, and purposes are the most powerful foci for increasing visual literacy. (AEF) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

EJ541434

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Kurtz-dos-Santos,-Arion-de-Castro; And-Others

TITLE

Students Modelling Environmental Issues.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1997

JOURNAL CITATION

Journal-of-Computer-Assisted-Learning; v13 n1 p35-47 Mar 1997

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Developing-Nations; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Environmental-Education; Foreign-Countries; Local-Issues; Models-; Public-Schools

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Educational-Improvement; *Science-Education

ABSTRACT

Describes a Brazilian project that aimed to improve the standard of science education in primary public schools through computer assisted learning. A neural network to analyze models is presented that was used with students 11 to 18 years old for topics on local environmental problems. (Author/LRW) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

ED407242

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Quigley,-Martyn, Ed.

TITLE

Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group = Groupe Canadien d'etude en didactique des mathematiques. Proceedings of the 1994 Annual Meeting (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 3-7, 1994).

INSTITUTIONAL NAME (CORPORATE SOURCE)

Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1994

DESCRIPTIVE NOTE

179 p.; For the 1995 and 1993 proceedings, see SE 060 089 and SE 060 091.

EDRS PRICE

EDRS Price - MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Computer-Uses-in-Education; Constructivism-Learning; Cultural-Context; Educational-Strategies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Higher-Education; Mathematics-Curriculum; Models-; Sex-Differences; Teacher-Education; Teaching-Methods

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Educational-Change; *Educational-Theories; *Mathematics-Instruction

ABSTRACT

These proceedings contain papers from the 1994 annual meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group. Papers are divided into the following sections: (1) invited lectures; (2) working groups; (3) topic groups; (4) ad hoc groups; and (5) reports on ICMI (International Committee on Mathematical Instruction) studies. Papers include: (1) "Understanding = Doing + Seeing" (Anna Sfard); (2) "A Collegiate Mathematical Experience for Non-Science Majors" (Keith Devlin); (3) "Theories and Theorizing in Mathematics Education" (Thomas Kieren and Olive Chapman); (4) "Popularizing Mathematics" (Bernard Hodgson and Eric Muller); (5) "Preservice Teachers as Purposeful Learners: Issues of Enculturation" (George Gadanidis and Anita Losasso); (6) "Les didacticiens et les didacticiennes des mathematiques au Canada: Un portrait de famille" (Roberta Mura); (7) "A Look at Current Software Designed To Provide Different Representations of Functions" (Pat Lytle); (8) "Math in the Mall, the SFU (Simon Fraser University) Experience" (Malgorzata Dubiel); (9)"'Booking,' a Non-Traditional Approach to the Teaching of Mathematics in the Transition Years" (Gary Flewelling); (10) "Student-Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematics: What They Are and How They Are Formed" (R. Geoffrey Roulet); (11) "'Can We Follow What We Preach?' Teaching According to Constructivist Principles" (Uri Leron); (12) "Enacting a Chaos Theory Curriculum" (Judy Barnes); (13) "Mathematical Modelling" (Don Kapoor); (14) "Asian, American, and Albertan Mathematics Comparisons" (Sol Sigurdson); (15) "Conference on Gender and Mathematics Education" (Gila Hanna); and (16) "What Is Research in Mathematics Education and What Are Its Results?" (Anna Sierpinska). Appendices contain lists of participants and previous proceedings. (JRH) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

EJ531041

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Devi,-Roshni; And-Others

TITLE

Modelling Students' Construction of Energy Models in Physics.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1996

JOURNAL CITATION

Instructional-Science; v24 n4 p259-93 Jul 1996

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Artificial-Intelligence; Causal-Models; Electricity-; Higher-Education; Mechanics-Physics; Power-Technology; Science-Curriculum; Theory-Practice-Relationship

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Cognitive-Processes; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Models-; *Physics-; *Problem-Solving; *Science-Experiments

ABSTRACT

Examines students' construction of experimentation models for physics theories in energy storage, transformation, and transfers involving electricity and mechanics. Student problem solving dialogs and artificial intelligence modeling of these processes is analyzed. Construction of models established relations between elements with linear causal reasoning. Computer models may advance the development of modeling in student's cognitive processes. (LAM) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

ED399532

PERSONAL AUTHOR

van-Someren,-Maarten-W.; And-Others

TITLE

The Think Aloud Method: A Practical Guide to Modelling Cognitive Processes.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1994

AVAILABILITY

Academic Press, Inc., 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101 ($48).

DESCRIPTIVE NOTE

220 p.

EDRS PRICE

Document Not Available from EDRS.

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Computer-Software; Higher-Education; Psychology-; Social-Science-Research

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Cognitive-Processes; *Protocol-Analysis; *Thinking-Skills

ABSTRACT

This book examines the "think aloud method," which asks people to think aloud while solving a problem so that the resulting protocol can then be analyzed to answer questions about problem solving behavior. The method is presented in detail in the book, along with examples. The book finds that the method is useful both for psychological research and problem solving--and also for knowledge acquisition in the context of building expert computer programs. Presupposing almost no specific knowledge, the book can be used as a practical guide book by social scientists who want to use the think aloud method for research on cognitive processes, and by knowledge engineers who wish to use the method for knowledge acquisition. The book contains introductory sections on those topics which are relevant for both communities. The book concludes with exercises which follow the examples: instructions for 2 problem-solving tasks, protocols of "learning word meanings," analyzing expert problem-solving, coding scheme architectural design, and a protocol of novice problem-solving in physics. (NKA) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

EJ520774

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Hardwicke,-Anthony-J.

TITLE

Using Molecular Models to Teach Chemistry. Part I: Modelling Molecules.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1995

JOURNAL CITATION

School-Science-Review; v77 n278 p59-64 Sep 1995

AVAILABILITY

UMI

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Elementary-Secondary-Education; Evaluation-; Foreign-Countries; Science-Instruction; Teaching-Methods

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Chemistry-; *Models-

ABSTRACT

Examines the general philosophical nature of models in science and the relationship between models and analogies. Applies these ideas to molecular models in particular. (Author/JRH) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

EJ519995

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Wilson,-John; Haugh,-Brian

TITLE

Collaborative Modelling and Talk in the Classroom.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1995

JOURNAL CITATION

Language-and-Education; v9 n4 p265-81 1995

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Case-Studies; Foreign-Countries; Graphs-; Grouping-Instructional-Purposes; Learning-Strategies; Scoring-; Secondary-School-Students; Sex-Differences; Teaching-Methods

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Class-Activities; *Classroom-Communication; *Cooperation-; *Discourse-Analysis; *Models-; *Reading-Skills

ABSTRACT

Argues that the method of "collaborative modelling" developed to teach reading skills may be utilized in generating and assessing pupil talk within the classroom. Pupil pairs were given different texts from science, English, and geography and asked to re-present them in another form. Results indicate the value of the talk emerging from collaborative modelling. (24 references) (Author/CK) .

ACCESSION NUMBER

ED377854

PERSONAL AUTHOR

Mellar,-Harvey, Ed.; And-Others

TITLE

Learning with Artificial Worlds: Computer-Based Modelling in the Curriculum.

PUBLICATION YEAR

1994

AVAILABILITY

Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis, Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 (cased: ISBN-0-7507-0312-1, $85; paper: ISBN-0-7507-0313-X, $29).

DESCRIPTIVE NOTE

244 p.

EDRS PRICE

Document Not Available from EDRS.

MINOR DESCRIPTORS

Artificial-Intelligence; British-National-Curriculum; Computer-Assisted-Instruction; Educational-Change; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Hypermedia-; Models-; Qualitative-Research; Spreadsheets-

MAJOR DESCRIPTORS

*Computer-Simulation; *Curriculum-Development; *Teaching-Methods; *User-Needs-Information

ABSTRACT

With the advent of the British National Curriculum, computer-based modeling has become an integral part of the school curriculum. This book is about modeling in education and providing children with computer tools to create and explore representations of the world. Members of the London Mental Models Group contributed their research: (1) "Introduction: Modelling and Education" (Harvey Mellar and Joan Bliss); (2) "Overview: The Nature of Modelling" (Jon Ogborn); (3) "Models: Their Makers, Uses and Problems" (Jon Ogborn and Harvey Mellar); (4) "From Mental Models to Modelling" (Joan Bliss); (5) "Computational Issues in Modelling" (Jon Ogborn and Rob Miller); (6) "Representations and Representation Systems" (Haralambos Sakonidis); (7) "Interpreting the World with Numbers: An Introduction to Quantitative Modelling" (Richard Boohan); (8) "Reasoning with a Quantitative Modelling Tool" (Richard Boohan and Tim Brosnan); (9) "Integrating Situation-Based and Algebraic Approaches: The Role of Spreadsheets" (Rosamund Sutherland); (10) "Using Spreadsheets To Develop Understanding in Science" (Tim Brosnan); (11) "Models and Metaphors in Reasoning about Probability" (Peter Wilder); (12) "Learning about Mathematical Modelling: A Case Study Using 'Model Builder'" (Peter Winbourne); (13) "Starting from Data: A Different Approach To Making Models" (Richard Boohan); (14) "Causality and Common Sense Reasoning" (Joan Bliss); (15) "Reasoning with a Semi-Quantitative Tool" (Joan Bliss); (16) "An Introduction to Qualitative Modelling" (Chris Tompsett); (17) "Reasoning with a Qualitative Modelling Tool" (Joan Bliss and Haralambos Sakonidis); (18) "Learning by Building Expert System Models" (Mary Webb); (19) "Creating Worlds from Objects and Events" (Richard Boohan); (20) "Towards a Modelling Curriculum" (Harvey Mellar); (21) "Developing Software and Curriculum Materials: The Modus Project" (Margaret Cox and Mary Webb); (22) "Incorporating Modelling into a Mathematics Curriculum" (Sue Burns); and (23) "Modelling and Teacher Change" (Ian Stevenson and David Hassell). Two tables and 65 figures illustrate these discussions. (Contains 73 references.) (SLD) .

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