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Driver, Ros; Scanlon, Eileen – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Describes research project being implemented in the United Kingdom that has been developed to examine the process of change in secondary school students' conceptual understandings in the physical sciences. Models of conceptual change are described, the role of computer based activities in promoting conceptual change is discussed, and software…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Courseware
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Carrier, Jeffrey C. – American Biology Teacher, 1988
Reports on acquiring and analyzing enzyme kinetics data using Apple microcomputers. Describes the experimental background and procedures, instrumentation, cautions, and construction aids. Cites applications which illustrate the use of a computer in a laboratory exercise. (RT)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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Jackson, David F.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Describes a study of high school students that investigated the use of microcomputers to teach principles relating to the design and interpretation of graphs. Results related to student achievement, higher order thinking skills, and behavioral protocols are discussed. A sample assignment sheet and test questions are appended. (66 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cluster Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Krajcik, Joseph S.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Describes a research strategy designed to examine learning and behavior when students interacted with microcomputers and software interfaced with a videotape cassette recorder (VCR). Utilized the VCR to record the video output from the microcomputer and students' verbal comments using a microphone unit. (TW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
Cox, David E., Ed.; Walton, Frank C., Ed. – 1994
This proceedings includes the following papers: "Examining Learning Styles of Students in College of Agriculture" (Torres, Cano); "Developing a Scale to Research and Evaluate Youth Leadership Life Skills Development" (Seevers, Dormody, Clason); "Predicting Youth Leadership Life Skills Development among FFA (Future Farmers…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Style