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ERIC Number: EJ446461
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Effectiveness of Microcomputer Simulations in Stimulating Environmental Problem Solving by Community College Students.
Farynaiarz, Joseph V.; Lockwood, Linda G.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n5 p453-70 May 1992
Utilizes a quasiexperimental design to examine the impact of microcomputer simulations on environmental problem solving by community college students. The experimental group of students (n=34) showed a highly significant improvement in problem-solving skills after being exposed to three simulation models that focused on lake pollution analysis, wastewater quality management, and population dynamics. (49 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Environmental Education, Experimental Groups, Learning Strategies, Microcomputers, Postsecondary Education, Problem Solving, Quasiexperimental Design, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Environmental Awareness; Environmental Education Research; Hawthorne Effect; Test of Integrated Process Skills