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Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C.; Songer, Nancy Butler – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
When comparing performances across four versions of Computer as Lab Partner curriculum, increases in understanding were found when students predicted outcomes and reconciled results, and students used a heat-flow model of thermodynamics to integrate their experimental results. Argued is that curriculum must explicitly motivate students to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, Graphs
Peer reviewedNachmias, Rafi; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Examines (1) how students evaluate information obtained in the science laboratory; (2) the effects of use of microcomputer-based laboratory; and, (3) the effects of explicit instruction on critical evaluation skills. Discusses results in terms of students' propensity to accept incorrect graphs and in terms of the effect of the enhanced instruction…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Graphs
