Lab-on-a-Chip: Frontier Science in the Classroom

Jan Jaap Wietsma; Jan T. van der Veen; Wilfred Buesink; Albert van den Berg; Mathieu Odijk

Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 95, No. 2 (2018) pp. 267–275

Lab-on-a-chip technology is brought into the classroom through development of a lesson series with hands-on practicals. Students can discover the principles of microfluidics with different practicals covering laminar flow, micromixing, and droplet...

Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching with Computer Simulations in Science Education

Nico Rutten; Jan T. van der Veen; Wouter R. van Joolingen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2941–2944

For this study we interviewed 24 physics teachers about their opinions on teaching with computer simulations. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether it is possible to distinguish different types of teaching approaches. Our results...

Inquiry-Based Whole-Class Teaching with Computer Simulations in Physics

Nico Rutten; Jan T. van der Veen; Wouter R. van Joolingen

International Journal of Science Education Vol. 37, No. 8 (2015) pp. 1225–1245

In this study we investigated the pedagogical context of whole-class teaching with computer simulations. We examined relations between the attitudes and learning goals of teachers and their students regarding the use of simulations in whole-class...

The learning effects of computer simulations in science education

Nico Rutten; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Jan T. van der Veen

Computers & Education Vol. 58, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 136–153

This article reviews the (quasi)experimental research of the past decade on the learning effects of computer simulations in science education. The focus is on two questions: how use of computer simulations can enhance traditional education, and how...

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