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The Foundations and Assumptions of Technology-Enhanced Student-Centered Learning Environments.
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Land, Susan M.; Hannafin, Michael J. – Instructional Science, 1997
Student-centered learning environments have been acclaimed as a means to support the teaching of divergent reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking. Reviews and analyzes research and theory related to technology-enhanced student-centered learning environments. Provides an extensive table outlining examples, functions, and supporting…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Educational Environment, Educational Research
An Ecological Approach to the On-Line Assessment of Problem-Solving Paths: Principles and Applications.
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Shaw, Robert E.; And Others – Instructional Science, 1997
Proposes a theoretical framework for designing online-situated assessment tools for multimedia instructional systems. Uses a graphic method based on ecological psychology to monitor student performance through a learning activity. Explores the method's feasibility in case studies describing instructional systems teaching critical-thinking and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Critical Thinking, Dentistry, Educational Assessment
Constructing Knowledge in the Context of BioWorld.
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Lajoie, Susanne P.; Lavigne, Nancy C.; Guerrera, Claudia; Munsie, Steven D. – Instructional Science, 2001
BioWorld is a computer-based environment for the high school biology curriculum that provides a hospital simulation where students can apply what they have learned to solve problems about diseases. Analyses of student actions and verbal dialogue were conducted to pinpoint within BioWorld that were most conducive to learning and scientific…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Critical Thinking