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ERIC Number: EJ663188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
Microworlds and Direct Manipulation Environments: The Case of Newtonian Mechanics.
Stevenson, Ian
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v27 n1-2 p167-83 2002
Considers transitions from naive realism to formal mathematical modeling, using a Direct Manipulation Environment for Newtonian Mechanics. Highlights include a case study of pre-university students in the United Kingdom; the interplay of mathematical reasoning, modes of interaction with technology, and setting; and comparisons between direct manipulation and interpretations of the microworld notion to aid analysis. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Microworlds, Postsecondary Education, Technology Uses in Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Direct Manipulation Interface; Mathematical Analysis; Newtonian Mechanics; United Kingdom