Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ447562
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-4909
Studying a Complex Knowledge Domain by Exploration or Explanation.
Beishuizen, J. J.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v8 n2 p104-17 Jun 1992
Discussion of teaching complex knowledge domains through exploration highlights two experiments that investigated the educational value of a Dutch computer simulation program which models the relationship between erosion and agriculture in a developing country as part of the secondary school geography curriculum. Learning by doing versus learning by traditional classroom explanation is discussed. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Conventional Instruction, Developing Nations, Discovery Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Intermode Differences, Learning Processes, Models, Pretests Posttests, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
