Can students learn from PhET sims at home, alone?

Adams, Wendy K.; Armstrong, Zachary; Galovich, Cynthia

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Can students learn from PhET sims at home, alone?

written by Wendy K. Adams, Zachary Armstrong, and Cynthia Galovich

Most previous work on student learning with PhET Sims focuses on classroom environments where students work in groups, with scaffolding from both worksheets and instructors. By contrast, we present a study that demonstrates students can learn from PhET Sims when working independently, both in class and at home, when using appropriately scaffolded worksheets. Here we explore the space of when and how students can learn individually from PhET Sims.

Physics Education Research Conference 2015
Part of the PER Conference series
College Park, MD: July 29-30, 2015
Pages 23-26

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DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2015.pr.001
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Adams, W, Z. Armstrong, and C. Galovich. "Can students learn from PhET sims at home, alone?." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, July 29-30, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13828&DocID=4246 (accessed 25 April 2024).

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