Scientific discovery learning with computer simulations of conceptual domains

Jong de, Ton and Joolingen van, Wouter R. (1998) Scientific discovery learning with computer simulations of conceptual domains. Review of Educational Research, 68 (2). pp. 179-202. ISSN 0034-6543

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Abstract:	Scientific discovery learning is a highly self-directed and constructivistic form of learning. A computer simulation is a type of computer-based environment that is well suited for discovery learning, the main task of the learner being to infer, through experimentation, characteristics of the model underlying the simulation. In this article we give a review of the observed effectiveness and efficiency of discovev learning in simulation environments together with problems that learners may encounter in discovery learning, and we discuss how simulations may be combined with instructional support in order to overcome these problems.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1998 American Educational Research Association
Faculty:	Behavioural Sciences (BS)
Research Group:	Instructional Technology (IST)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/26788
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/00346543068002179
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