Scaffolding vector representations for student learning inside a physics game

None D'Angelo Cynthia

(2010) pp. 1–124

Vectors and vector addition are difficult concepts for many introductory physics students and traditional instruction does not usually sufficiently address these difficulties. Vectors play a major role in most topics in introductory physics and...

Initial Structuring of Online Discussions to Improve Learning and Argumentation: Incorporating Students' Own Explanations as Seed Comments versus an Augmented-Preset Approach to Seeding Discussions

Douglas B. Clark; Cynthia M. D'Angelo; Muhsin Menekse

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 18, No. 4 (August 2009) pp. 321–333

Collaboration scripts can facilitate argumentation in online settings by grouping students with other students who have expressed differing perspectives on a discussion topic. This general scripting approach is referred to as a "conflict schema."...

Comparison of Students' Knowledge Structure Coherence and Understanding of Force in the Philippines, Turkey, China, Mexico, and the United States

Douglas B. Clark; Cynthia M. D'Angelo; Sharon P. Schleigh

Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 20, No. 2 (2011) pp. 207–261

This study investigates the ongoing debate in the conceptual change literature between unitary and elemental perspectives on students' knowledge structure coherence. More specifically, the current study explores two potential explanations for the...

Learning with STEM Simulations in the Classroom: Findings and Trends from a Meta-Analysis

Cynthia M. D'Angelo; Daisy Rutstein; Christopher J. Harris

Educational Technology Vol. 56, No. 3 (2016) pp. 58–61

This article presents a summary of the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature on computer-based interactive simulations for K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning topics. For achievement...

SURGE’s Evolution Deeper into Formal Representations: The Siren’s Call of Popular Game-Play Mechanics

Douglas Clark; Satyugjit Virk; Pratim Sengupta; Corey Brady; Mario Martinez-Garza; Kara Krinks; Stephen Killingsworth; John Kinnebrew; Gautam Biswas; Jacqueline Barnes; James Minstrell; Brian Nelson; Kent Slack; Cynthia D'Angelo

International Journal of Designs for Learning Vol. 7, No. 1 (Feb 03, 2016)

We have iteratively designed and researched five digital games focusing on Newtonian dynamics for middle school classrooms during the past seven years. The designs have evolved dramatically in terms of the roles and relationships of the formal...

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