Microworlds: Building Powerful Ideas in the Secondary School.

Jenkins, Craig William

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ERIC Number: ED537186

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 2012

Pages: 8

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ISSN: ISSN-1548-6613

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Microworlds: Building Powerful Ideas in the Secondary School

Jenkins, Craig William

Online Submission, US-China Education Review A 9 p796-803 2012

In the 1960s, the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed a programming language called LOGO. Underpinning this invention was a profound new philosophy of how learners learn. This paper reviews research in the area and asks how one notion in particular, that of a microworld, may be used by secondary school educators to build powerful ideas in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. (Contains 4 figures.)

Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, STEM Education, Secondary School Science, Science Course Improvement Projects, Educational Philosophy, Inquiry, Literature Reviews, Educational Research, Learning Theories, Educational Practices, Educational Innovation, Instructional Innovation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

Education Level: Secondary Education

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Language: English

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