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Using Netbooks to Support Mobile Learners' Investigations across Activities and Places
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Gaved, Mark; Collins, Trevor; Mulholland, Paul; Kerawalla, Lucinda; Jones, Ann; Scanlon, Eileen; Littleton, Karen; Blake, Canan; Petrou, Marilena; Clough, Gill; Twiner, Alison – Open Learning, 2010
We explore how small-format laptops ("netbooks") have been used within evidence-based investigations undertaken by secondary school students, to what extent these are suitable for effectively supporting learners across different locations and contexts, and their implications for open learning. Over the course of seven trials with 300…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Inquiry, Informal Education
Mr. Vetro: Assessing a Collective Simulation Framework
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Repenning, Alexander; Ioannidou, Andri; Luhn, Lisa; Daetwyler, Christof; Repenning, Nadia – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2010
Growing science apathy at the K-12 education level represents an alarming development with potentially devastating consequences at individual, societal and economic levels. Technology has been incorporated in science education without fundamentally improving test scores or student attitudes. We claim the core of the problem is how technology is…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Attitudes, High School Students, Physiology
Computers in Public Schools: Changing the Image with Image Processing.
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Raphael, Jacqueline; Greenberg, Richard – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
The kinds of educational technologies selected can make the difference between uninspired, rote computer use and challenging learning experiences. University of Arizona's Image Processing for Teaching Project has worked with over 1,000 teachers to develop image-processing techniques that provide students with exciting, open-ended opportunities for…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Learning, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction
Comprehensive Instructional Management Systems (CIMS)--Science 1991-92. OREA Report.
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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1992
The Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS)-Science program is designed to support teachers in teaching the "New York State Elementary Science Syllabus." The curriculum emphasizes a hands-on inquiry approach to learning and includes an assessment component comprised of written tests and performance-based tests, designed to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Hands on Science
"Where Does Electricity Live?" Answering the "Wonder" Questions in the Primary Grades.
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Bullock, Janis R. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1992
Describes the ways in which primary grade science teachers can use hands-on scientific activities to answer children's questions about science. In such activities, children discover and experiment with materials and objects to understand scientific ideas and processes. Suggests that teachers should encourage children's curiosity. (BB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Electricity, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
The National Student Research Center: The Student Research Center Approach to Instruction Program Development Materials.
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Swang, John I. – 1991
The National Student Research Center (NSRC) is dedicated to promoting student research and the use of the scientific method in all subject areas across the curriculum, especially science and mathematics. The NSRC facilitates the implementation of a nationally recognized, innovative, and highly effective approach to instruction called the Student…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies