Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
2003 Volume 22, Number 2
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Reducing Abstraction When Learning Computability Theory
Orit Hazzan, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Computer science education is a relatively young discipline. As a young discipline, it is still in need of its own particular research framework (Clancy, Stasko, Guzdial, Fincher, & Dale, 2001). A ... More
pp. 95-117
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The Effect of Instruction with Computer Simulation as a Research Tool on Open-Ended Problem-Solving in a Spanish Classroom of 16-Year-Olds
JoseLuis Sierra-Fernandez, Abdera High School Almeria, Spain; F. Javier Perales-Palacios, University of Granada, Spain
The influence of open-ended problem solving by high school physics students as a classroom research activity assisted by computer simulation is investigated in this article. Specifically, the study... More
pp. 119-140
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Providing Weather Satellite Images to a Classroom Using the World Wide Web (WWW)
Mikinori Tsuchida, Sapporo Utsukushigaokamidori Elementary School, Japan; Hironobu Suzuki, Sapporo Satunaekita Elementary School, Japan; Tsuneya Takahashi, Integrated Center for Educational Research and Training, Japan
To interest students in the science of weather and technology of weather data processing, a web-based system for making satellite images available in a classroom was designed. This system... More
pp. 141-150
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Using Computers to Create Constructivist Learning Environments: Impact on Pedagogy and Achievement
Douglas Huffman, University of Kansas, United States; Fred Goldberg, San Diego State University, United States; Michael Michlin, University of Minnesota, United States
To what extent can computers be used to help teachers create a constructivist learning environment in the science classroom? In this study, data from 23 high school physics classes and 13 teachers ... More
pp. 151-168
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Integrating Internet-based Mathematical Manipulatives Within a Learning Environment
Evelyn Brown, University of Houston, Downtown, United States; Caroline Crawford, University of Houston, Clear Lake, United States
The use of manipulatives within a mathematical classroom environment has traditionally been offered through the use of manufactured or teacher-created concrete objects. Manufactured manipulatives... More
pp. 169-180