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Marleen Adriana Westermeyer-Jaramillo – Prospects, 2024
The COVID-19 health crisis brought about transformations in education systems. In Chile, the ministerial authorities prioritized the school curriculum, stressing certain learning objectives over others. This paper seeks to uncover the social functions underlying curriculum prioritization for the subject of natural sciences. To do this, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Sciences, Science Education, Science Curriculum
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Susaeta, Heinz; Jimenez, Felipe; Nussbaum, Miguel; Gajardo, Ignacio; Andreu, Juan Jose; Villalta, Marco – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
The popularity of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) has grown enormously, with communities of players reaching into the millions. Their fantasy narratives present multiple challenges created by the virtual environment and/or other players. The games' potential for education stems from the fact that players are immersed in a…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Taris, James Robert; Taris, Louis James – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2006
In "Hands-On Science Mysteries for Grades 3-6," the authors connect science to real-world situations by investigating actual mysteries and phenomena, such as the strange heads on Easter Island, the ghost ship "Mary Celeste," and the "Dancing Stones" of Death Valley. The labs are designed to encourage the development…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Investigations, Hands on Science, Elementary School Science