Secondary school science teachers have a wide variety of teaching approaches available to
them as they support the development of their students' scientific literacy and knowledge of …

This study investigated the effectiveness of a novel inquiry-based instructional sequence
using interactive simulations for supporting students' development of conceptual …

Barbara Garrick · Donna Pendergast David Geelan Electronically Mediated Higher
Education Page 1 Barbara Garrick · Donna Pendergast David Geelan Theorising …

Inquiry instruction is a well-respected and well-supported teaching approach in science
education, although the extent to which teachers are able to implement it in classrooms …

This study investigated the effect of the use of visualized case-based learning (VCBL)
strategy on chemistry students' academic achievement. The theoretical framework for this …

A quantitative, quasi-experimental study of the effectiveness of computer-based scientific
visualizations for concept learning on the part of Year 11 physics students (n= 80) was …

Scientific visualisations such as computer-based animations and simulations are
increasingly a feature of high school science instruction. Visualisations are adopted …

Mental models for scientific learning are often defined as,“cognitive tools situated between
experiments and theories”(Duschl & Grandy, 2012). In learning, these cognitive tools are …

This study investigated whether conceptual development is greater if students learning
senior chemistry hear teacher explanations and other traditional teaching approaches first …

This chapter considers the ways in which the new affordances of computers for learning
have influenced learning. While the general scope is broad, the focus is on the ways in …