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Losing the Lake: Simulations to Promote Gains in Student Knowledge and Interest about Climate Change
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Download full textNussbaum, E. Michael; Owens, Marissa C.; Sinatra, Gale M.; Rehmat, Abeera P.; Cordova, Jacqueline R.; Ahmad, Sajjad; Harris, Fred C., Jr.; Dascalu, Sergiu M. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
Climate change literacy plays a key role in promoting sound political decisions and promoting sustainable consumption patterns. Based on evidence suggesting that student understanding and interest in climate change is best accomplished through studying local effects, we developed a simulation/game exploring the impact of climate change on the…
Descriptors: Climate, Water, Natural Resources, Educational Games
Matrundola, Deborah La Torre; Chang, Sandy; Herman, Joan – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2012
The purpose of these case studies was to examine the ways technology and professional development supported the use of the SimScientists assessment systems. Qualitative research methodology was used to provide narrative descriptions of six classes implementing simulation-based assessments for either the topic of Ecosystems or Atoms and Molecules.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Testing, Science Tests, Middle School Students
McCue, Camille; James, David – Advances in Engineering Education, 2008
This paper describes qualitative and quantitative research conducted with middle school students participating in a Future Cities Engineering course. Insights were sought regarding both affective and cognitive changes which transpired during the one-semester schedule of activities focused on modeling the infrastructure of a city built 150 years in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Early Intervention, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
