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Peer reviewedTwigger, Daryll; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1991
Describes software that was designed in the United Kingdom to promote conceptual change in secondary school students studying mechanics. Direct Manipulation of Mechanical Microworlds, an interactive computer simulation, and VARILAB, a computer-based language for modelling systems, are explained; and two studies that will evaluate the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedRonen, Miky; And Others – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses conceptual difficulties in the field of geometrical optics and describes RAY, a microcomputer-based graphic interface that was designed to serve as a teaching aid and as a learning environment. The ability to combine theory and formal representations with real demonstrations and experiments is discussed. (Contains seven references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development
