Supporting Hypothesis Generation by Learners Exploring an Interactive Computer Simulation

Wouter R. van Joolingen; Ton de Jong

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 20, No. 5 (1992) pp. 389–404

Discussion of computer simulations used for exploratory learning focuses on the design of a hypothesis scratchpad that students can use for hypothesis generation and testing. An experiment with college chemistry students that compared three versions ...

Scientific Discovery Learning with Computer Simulations of Conceptual Domains

Ton de Jong; Wouter R. van Joolingen

Review of Educational Research Vol. 68, No. 2 (1998) pp. 179–201

The observed effectiveness and efficacy of discovery learning in simulated environments is reviewed, along with problems learners may encounter in discovery learning. How simulations can be combined with instructional support is discussed....

Modelling Domain Knowledge for Intelligent Simulation Learning Environments

Wouter R. van Joolingen; Ton de Jong

Computers & Education Vol. 18, No. 1 (1992) pp. 29–37

Discussion of computer simulations as a form of computer-assisted learning (CAL) focuses on a framework for domain representation for an Intelligent Simulation Learning Environment (ISLE). Topics discussed include knowledge related to computer...

An Extended Dual Search Space Model of Scientific Discovery Learning

Wouter R. Van Joolingen; Ton De Jong

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 25, No. 5 (1997) pp. 307–46

This article describes and tests a theory of scientific discovery learning based on the Scientific Discovery as Dual Search (SDDS) model. A study of 22 university chemistry students determined that conditions for performing a search operation in...

The Effect of External Representation on Constructing Computer Models of Complex Phenomena

Simone Lohner; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Elwin R. Savelsbergh

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 31, No. 6 (2003) pp. 395–418

Compares dyads of secondary school physics students working on a collaborative modeling task using a text-based model representation, in which correct equations are required to make the model run, with others using a graphical representation, in...

Using self-made drawings to support modelling in science education

Frank A. J. Leenaars; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Lars Bollen

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan 29, 2013) pp. 82–94

The value of modelling in science education is evident, both from scientific practice and from theories of learning. However, students find modelling difficult and need support. This study investigates how self-made drawings could be used to support ...

Supporting simulation-based learning; the effects of model progression and assignments on definitional and intuitive knowledge

Janine Swaak; Wouter R van Joolingen; Ton de Jong

Learning and Instruction Vol. 8, No. 3 (1998) pp. 235–252

In this study subjects worked with a computer simulation (on the physics domain of oscillation) in which two supportive measures were used: model progression (gradually increasing the simulation model in complexity) and assignments (small exercises)....

Language: English

Using Co-Lab to build System Dynamics models: Students’ actions and on-line tutorial advice

Crescencio Bravo; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Ton de Jong

Computers & Education Vol. 53, No. 2 (September 2009) pp. 243–251

Modeling offers a promising form of constructivist learning for students. By making and executing models of dynamic systems in a computer environment, students are stimulated to learn about the specific domain that is modeled as well as about the...

Supporting Communication in a Collaborative Discovery Learning Environment: The Effect of Instruction

Nadira Saab; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Bernadette H. A. M. van Hout-Wolters

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 35, No. 1 (January 2007) pp. 73–98

We present a study on the effect of instruction on collaboration in a collaborative discovery learning environment. The instruction we used, called RIDE, is built upon four principles identified in the literature on collaborative processes: Respect, ...

Effects of face-to-face versus chat communication on performance in a collaborative inquiry modeling task

Patrick H.M. Sins; Elwin R. Savelsbergh; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Bernadette H.A.M. van Hout-Wolters

Computers & Education Vol. 56, No. 2 (February 2011) pp. 379–387

In many contemporary collaborative inquiry learning environments, chat is being used as a means for communication. Still, it remains an open issue whether chat communication is an appropriate means to support the deep reasoning process students need ...

Language: English

What Can Be Learned from Computer Modeling? Comparing Expository and Modeling Approaches to Teaching Dynamic Systems Behavior

Sylvia P. van Borkulo; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Elwin R. Savelsbergh; Ton de Jong

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 21, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 267–275

Computer modeling has been widely promoted as a means to attain higher order learning outcomes. Substantiating these benefits, however, has been problematic due to a lack of proper assessment tools. In this study, we compared computer modeling with...

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...

Language: English

The Relation of Learners' Motivation with the Process of Collaborative Scientific Discovery Learning

Nadira Saab; Wouter R. van Joolingen; B H. A. M. van Hout-Wolters

Educational Studies Vol. 35, No. 2 (May 2009) pp. 205–222

In this study, we investigated the influence of individual learners' motivation on the collaborative discovery learning process. In this we distinguished the motivation of the individual learners and had eye for the composition of groups, which...

Communication in Collaborative Discovery Learning

Nadira Saab; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Bernadette H. A. M. van Hout-Wolters

British Journal of Educational Psychology Vol. 75, No. 4 (December 2005) pp. 603–621

Background: Constructivist approaches to learning focus on learning environments in which students have the opportunity to construct knowledge themselves, and negotiate this knowledge with others. "Discovery learning" and "collaborative learning"...

The Difficult Process of Scientific Modelling: An Analysis Of Novices' Reasoning During Computer-Based Modelling

Patrick H. M. Sins; Elwin R. Savelsbergh; Wouter R. van Joolingen

International Journal of Science Education Vol. 27, No. 14 (Nov 18, 2005) pp. 1695–1721

Although computer modelling is widely advocated as a way to offer students a deeper understanding of complex phenomena, the process of modelling is rather complex itself and needs scaffolding. In order to offer adequate support, a thorough...

The Integration of Computer Simulation and Learning Support: An Example from the Physics Domain of Collisions

Ton de Jong; Ernesto Martin; Jose-Miguel Zamarro; Francisco Esquembre; Janine Swaak; Wouter R. van Joolingen

Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 36, No. 5 (1999) pp. 597–615

Discusses a case study on discovery learning with a computer simulation environment in the physics domain of collisions. Finds that providing assignments with the simulation improves students' performance on one aspect of an intuitive-knowledge test....

The Relation between Students' Epistemological Understanding of Computer Models and Their Cognitive Processing on a Modelling Task

Patrick H. M. Sins; Elwin R. Savelsbergh; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Bernadette H. A. M. van Hout-Wolters

International Journal of Science Education Vol. 31, No. 9 (June 2009) pp. 1205–1229

While many researchers in science education have argued that students' epistemological understanding of models and of modelling processes would influence their cognitive processing on a modelling task, there has been little direct evidence for such...

Using Scenarios to Design Complex Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments

Ton de Jong; Armin Weinberger; Isabelle Girault; Anders Kluge; Ard W. Lazonder; Margus Pedaste; Sten Ludvigsen; Muriel Ney; Barbara Wasson; Astrid Wichmann; Caspar Geraedts; Adam Giemza; Tasos Hovardas; Rachel Julien; Wouter R. van Joolingen; Anne Lejeune; Constantinos C. Manoli; Yuri Matteman; Tago Sarapuu; Alex Verkade; Vibeke Vold; Zacharias C. Zacharia

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 60, No. 5 (October 2012) pp. 883–901

Science Created by You (SCY) learning environments are computer-based environments in which students learn about science topics in the context of addressing a socio-scientific problem. Along their way to a solution for this problem students produce...