This book is a product of an international collaboration that began during a preconference
workshop of a meeting in the French Alps in 2013. The workshop aimed to develop …

Computer modeling and simulation software are transforming the way science and
engineering are done. They make possible analytic and conceptual tools that allow …

In this paper, we consider a way computer simulations can be used to address the problem
of teaching for conceptual change and understanding. After identifying three levels of …

An integral component of student learning is the assessment of student progress in order to
inform instructional decisions. Classroom-based assessments that are used in formative …

This article reports outcomes from a working conference focused on the role of simulations
in K-12 mathematics and science teacher education. The authors synthesized work shared …

Researchers have explored the effectiveness of computer simulations for supporting science
teaching and learning during the past four decades. The purpose of this paper is to provide …

In this paper we describe software for science instruction that is based upon a constructivist
epistemology of learning. From a constructivist perspective, the process of learning is …

Computers and simulations represent an undeniable aspect of daily scientific life, the use of
simulations being comparable to the introduction of the microscope and the telescope, in the …

The four papers in this symposium explore the ways in which the routine, daily use of
computational media and technology in a modeling-intensive, project-based science …

This article addresses how computer-based simulations may support conceptual learning in
science education. The study investigates how these interactions unfold, and explores how it …