Computational scientific inquiry with virtual worlds and agent-based models: new ways of “doing” science to learn science

Michael J. Jacobson; Charlotte Taylor; Deborah Richards; Polly Lai

Computational scientific inquiry with virtual worlds and agent-based models: new ways of “doing” science to learn science

Michael J. Jacobson, Charlotte Taylor, Deborah Richards, Polly Lai

School of Computing

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Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to report on design research that involves the use of a virtual “game-like” world in conjunction with agent-based computer models to enable an innovative learning approach we refer to as computational scientific inquiry. In particular, we present the results of a study that explored a set of computational inquiry activities intended to help secondary students learn general principles of scientific inquiry and scientific knowledge about biological systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings
Place of Publication	Washington, DC
Publisher	American Educational Research Association
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	Annual Meeting of the American Educational - San Francisco, CA Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 1 May 2013

Conference

Conference	Annual Meeting of the American Educational
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	27/04/13 → 1/05/13

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Jacobson, MJ, Taylor, C, Richards, D & Lai, P 2013, Computational scientific inquiry with virtual worlds and agent-based models: new ways of “doing” science to learn science. in 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Educational: proceedings. American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC, pp. 1-6, Annual Meeting of the American Educational, San Francisco, CA, 27/04/13.

Computational scientific inquiry with virtual worlds and agent-based models: new ways of “doing” science to learn science. / Jacobson, Michael J.; Taylor, Charlotte; Richards, Deborah et al.
2013 Annual Meeting of the American Educational: proceedings. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association, 2013. p. 1-6.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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