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Using a Simulation-Based Learning Environment to Enhance Learning and Instruction in a Middle School Science Classroom
Sebastian Foti; Gail Ring
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 27, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 103–120
The goal of this project was to help science teachers shift to a more inquiry-based teaching style by supplying learning tools that support a more student-centered approach. The project employed PSI (Personal Study Instrument) Sim Modules, a...
Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Curriculum, Science, Classrooms, Instructional Materials, Middle School Education, Virtual Environments
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The Use of Simulations in the Middle School Science Classroom
Gail Ring; Sebastian Foti
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1395–1401
This paper is a report on the findings of the first phase of the implementation of science simulations in a middle school classroom in East Central Indiana. Participants were two middle school science teachers and two-hundred and fifty 7th and 8th...
Topics: Classrooms, Middle School Education, Science, Standards, Elementary Education
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Virtual Reality in Education:Exploring QTVR as a Tool for Teaching and Learning
Naglaa Ali; Richard Ferdig; Gail Ring
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1116–1118
Proposal: One of the reasons multimedia has been so successful in education is the dual coding aspect of information processing theory (Bagui, 1998). According to this theory, humans take in information from the environment through their sense...
Topics: Hardware, Classrooms, Learning Objects, Multimedia, Software
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Using Online Discussion Forums to Assist a Traditional English Class
Tianyi Zhang; Tianguang Gao; Gail Ring; Wei Zhang
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 6, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 623–643
This study investigated the influence of online discussion forums on student achievement in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and critical thinking in English as Second Language (ESL) instruction. Fifty-four senior high school students...
Topics: Languages, Classrooms, Social Sciences, eLearning, Teaching Methods, Secondary Education, Achievement, Integration