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ERIC Number: ED600497
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Mission HydroSci: A Next Generation Science Standards Aligned Virtual Environment
Wulff, Eric P.; Romine, William; Sadler, Troy D.; Womack, A. J.; Laffey, James M.; Goggins, Sean P.; Griffin, Joseph; Sigoloff, Justin
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of NARST (Baltimore, MD, Apr 2019)
This study explores middle school student learning of Next Generation Science Standards aligned content and practices associated with use of an innovative virtual learning environment. The learning environment, a computer-based game called Mission HydroSci (MHS), was developed with the aim of supporting student learning of water systems science along with the practice of scientific argumentation. Teachers implemented MHS within their science classrooms as a replacement unit for water science over a period of two weeks. Pre- and post-test data were collected from 633 students across ten schools. Data included an assessment of water systems content and a test of argumentation competencies. Students demonstrated positive and statistically significant changes in water systems understandings and argumentation; however, the effect sizes were modest. These results have informed several revisions to the MHS learning environment including modifications to the argumentation platform within the game and additional attention to key water systems concepts.
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Office of Innovation and Improvement (ED), Investing in Innovation (i3)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A150364; U411C140081
Author Affiliations: N/A