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ERIC Number: EJ358475
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Effectiveness of Using Computer Simulated Experiments on Junior High Students' Understanding of the Volume Displacement Concept.
Choi, Byung-Soon; Gennaro, Eugene
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v24 n6 p539-52 Sep 1987
Reports on a study which compared the effectiveness of microcomputer simulated experiences with that of parallel, hands-on laboratory instruction for teaching the concept of volume displacement to junior high school students. Results indicated that computer simulated experience were as affective as hands-on laboratory experiences. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Experiential Learning, Physical Sciences, Retention (Psychology), Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Volume (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Displacement (Psychology); Science Education Research; Volume (Physics)