Scientific discovery learning with computer simulations of conceptual domains

被引:379
作者
de Jong, T [1 ]
van Joolingen, WR [1 ]
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[1] Univ Twente, Fac Educ Sci & Technol, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands
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10.3102/00346543068002179
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Scientific discovery learning is a highly self-directed and constructivistic form of learning. A computer simulation is a type of computer-based environment that is well suited for discovery learning, the main task of the learner being to infer, through experimentation, characteristics of the model underlying the simulation. In this article we give a review of the observed effectiveness and efficiency of discovery learning in simulation environments together with problems that learners may encounter in discovery learning, and we discuss how simulations may be combined with instructional support in order to overcome these problems.
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页码:179 / 201
页数:23
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