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A Pilot Study of the Web-based Environmental Simulation
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, , University of Tartu, Estonia

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Norfolk, VA ISBN 978-1-880094-41-9 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract

Nine groups of students (total 36) from three different schools participated in a three-week pilot study and passed five virtual communities of the web-based simulation "Hiking Across Estonia". The members of hiking teams had to solve 35 different educa-tional tasks. The analyses of students' answers in the pre- and post-tests and also in the semi-structured group interviews proved the program to be applicable for developing stu-dents' environmental problem solving and decision-making abilities. Students demon-strated the improvement of their skills in analyzing texts, drawings and graphs of the sub-tasks. Moreover, the participation in the virtual hike promoted students' involvement in cooperative learning and it also increased their interest in environmental problems.

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Sarapuu, T. & Pedaste, M. (2001). A Pilot Study of the Web-based Environmental Simulation. In J. Price, D. Willis, N. Davis & J. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2001--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2558-2562). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 6, 2024 from .

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