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Peer reviewedRamasubramanian, Laxmi; Logie, June – New Zealand Journal of Geography, 1999
Discusses environmental education in New Zealand and the role of technology in environmental education. Examines the role of participatory research in environmental education, suggesting that participatory research can be enhanced through the use of information technologies (IT). Describes two studies and identifies six themes to consider when…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedBouchard, Adam M.; Elwess, Nancy L. – American Biology Teacher, 2003
Describes the design and implementation of an activity to teach electrocommunication in animals using scientific inquiry and engineering design to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions in understanding electrocommunication in electric fish; develop explanations of natural phenomena as a creative process; and help understand that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Animals, Aquariums, Biology
Peer reviewedAdnanes, M.; Ronning, W. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1998
Presents an evaluation of SIRNET (Schools in a Regional Network), a project on the use of computer networks in education carried out in five secondary schools in Norway. Highlights include satisfaction with the learning environment; cooperation and help-seeking; basic conditions for a distributed model; and criteria for quality in connecting…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedWight, Jonathan B. – Journal of Economic Education, 1999
Describes an exercise, step-by-step, for developing critical thinking while exposing students to electronic-data skills. Argues that the exercise enhances critical thinking by forcing students to deal with issues of data definition, collection, and interpretation, and by providing an active learning experience with real-world data. (DSK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis
Download full textSampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the 11th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2014), October 25-27, 2014, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and endorsed by the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Teaching Methods, Technological Literacy, Technology Uses in Education
Hedberg, John; And Others – 1997
This paper describes research into the use of cognitive tools in the classroom using "Exploring the Nardoo", an information landscape designed to support student investigation. Simulations and support tools which allow multimedia reporting are embedded in the package and are supported by several metacognitive tools for the writing…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Stratford, Steven J.; Krajeik, Joseph; Soloway, Elliot – 1997
This paper presents the results of a study of the cognitive strategies in which ninth-grade science students engaged as they used a learner-centered dynamic modeling tool (called Model-It) to make original models based upon stream ecosystem scenarios. The research questions were: (1) In what Cognitive Strategies for Modeling (analyzing, reasoning,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Software
