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Huppert, J.; Lomask, S. Michal; Lazarowitz, R. – International Journal of Science Education, 2002
Investigates the impact of computer simulation on students' academic achievement and their mastery of science process skills with regard to their cognitive stages. Based on the computer simulation program "The Growth Curve of Microorganisms" which requires 10th grade biology students to use problem solving skills while simultaneously…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Barak, Moshe; Raz, Eli – Science Education, 2000
Describes the development of a project-based unit on hot-air balloons used with Israeli junior high school students. Concludes that students in the program gained experience with high-level scientific principles and technological processes, the project allows for a learning environment of cooperation and teamwork, and collaboration between…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Integrated Activities, Problem Based Learning
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers