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ERIC Number: EJ664948
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
"Alien Rescue": Designing for Student-Centered Learning.
Pedersen, Susan; Liu, Min; Williams, Douglas
Educational Technology, v42 n5 p11-14 Sep-Oct 2002
Describes the development of "Alien Rescue," a hypermedia-based program designed to engage middle school students in solving a complex problem related to the solar system and that has a science fiction premise. Discusses planning; producing and testing; theoretical influences on the design methodology; and trends in educational software design. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Educational Trends, Hypermedia, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Science Fiction, Science Instruction, Solar System
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Design Methodology
Note: Special Section: A Learning Software Design Competition.