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ERIC Number: EJ560048
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Using Computer Simulations To Enhance Conceptual Change: The Roles of Constructivist Instruction and Student Epistemological Beliefs.
Windschitl, Mark; Andre, Thomas
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v35 n2 p145-60 Feb 1998
Investigates the effects of a constructivist versus objectivist learning environment on college students' conceptual change using a computer simulation of the human cardiovascular system as an instructional tool. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Epistemology, Higher Education, Knowledge Representation, Prior Learning, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Epistemological and Ontological Underpinnings in Science Education.