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Publication Date: 2009
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"Using" Computer Graphic Representations to Promote Learning in Elementary Science Courses
Lazaros, Edward J.; Spotts, Thomas H.
Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, v46 n2 p11-14 Sum 2009
This interdisciplinary activity promotes science, technology, and language arts and is well suited for upper elementary grade students. In the activity, students' research about a teacher-assigned weather phenomenon facilitates their study of the weather. When they have completed their research, students word process a paper summarizing their findings and generate graphical representations of a weather phenomenon using Microsoft Paint software. The paper and the computer-generated graphical representation measure learning and provide insight into the level of student understanding that other assessment tools, such as quizzes, tests, and questioning techniques, do not provide. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Computer Graphics, Questioning Techniques, Interdisciplinary Approach, Tests, Computers, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Student Evaluation, National Standards, Science Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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