Hi-Tech Alternatives to Dissection.

Strauss, Richard T.; Kinzie, Mable B.

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ERIC Number: EJ433540

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Publication Date: 1991

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Hi-Tech Alternatives to Dissection.

Strauss, Richard T.; Kinzie, Mable B.

American Biology Teacher, v53 n3 p154-58 Mar 1991

The debate on the educational value of dissection versus the value of animal life is examined. Interactive videodisc (IVD) technology is described in light of its potential for laboratory simulations. The design of the IVD-based dissection simulation, The Interactive Frog Dissection, is presented. (KR)

Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Dissection, Interactive Video, Laboratories, Science Activities, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Technology, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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