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Designing for science learning and collaborative discourse

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IDC '13: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 247 - 256

https://doi.org/10.1145/2485760.2485782

Published: 24 June 2013 Publication History

Abstract

A prototype Web-based environment, called the Web of Inquiry, was developed that built on previous work in science learning and technology. This new system was designed to meet constructivist-learning principles, support self-reflection, and meet specific interaction goals within the classroom environment. The system was tested it in fifth, sixth, and seventh grade (ages 10--13) classrooms. Mixed methods results suggest that the system met many of the initial design goals and also identified areas that could be improved in future iterations of the system.

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Index Terms

Designing for science learning and collaborative discourse
1. Applied computing
  1. Document management and text processing
    1. Document preparation
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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