Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations
written by
Noah S. Podolefsky, Wendy K. Adams, and Carl E. Wieman
We examine student choices while using PhET computer simulations (sims) to learn physics content. In interviews, students were given questions from the Force Concept Inventory (FCI)1 and were allowed to choose from 12 computer simulations in order to answer these questions. We investigate students' choices when answering FCI questions with sims. We find that while students' initially choose sims that match problem situations at a surface level, deeper connections may be noticed by students later on. These results inform us on how people may choose education resources when learning on their own.
Physics Education Research Conference 2009
Part of the PER Conference series Ann Arbor, Michigan: July 29-30, 2009 Volume 1179, Pages 229-232
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9490">Podolefsky, N, W. Adams, and C. Wieman. "Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009.</a>
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N. Podolefsky, W. Adams, and C. Wieman, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2009, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9490&DocID=1364).
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N. Podolefsky, W. Adams, and C. Wieman, Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2009, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9490&DocID=1364>.
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Podolefsky, N., Adams, W., & Wieman, C. (2009, July 29-30). Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9490&DocID=1364
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Podolefsky, N, W. Adams, and C. Wieman. "Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 29-30, 2009. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9490&DocID=1364 (accessed 12 November 2024).
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Podolefsky, Noah S., Wendy Adams, and Carl Wieman. "Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations." Physics Education Research Conference 2009. Ann Arbor, Michigan: 2009. 229-232 Vol. 1179 of PER Conference. 12 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9490&DocID=1364>.
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Author = "Noah S. Podolefsky and Wendy Adams and Carl Wieman",
Title = {Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2009},
Pages = {229-232},
Address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
Series = {PER Conference},
Volume = {1179},
Month = {July 29-30},
Year = {2009}
}
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