The Use of an Agent-Based Programmable Modeling Tool in 8th Grade Students’ Model-Based Inquiry

dc.creator	Cynthia Passmore
dc.creator	Lin Xiang
dc.date	2010-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:21:49Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:21:49Z
dc.identifier	1948-075X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8dec9d64bf454e20b06e34304551c21c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29169
dc.description	This is an interpretive case study seeking to develop detailed descriptions of how agent-based programming activities support a group of eighth-grade students in conducting model-based inquiry. Videotape of students’ programming processes and group discussion are used as the data sources to identify student activity and conversation patterns and gain insight into the changes in student understanding. Findings suggest that an agent-based programming task can 1) expose students’ personal model and understandings, 2) provoke and support a series of model-based inquiry activities, such as elaborating target phenomenon, abstracting patterns, and revising conceptual model, and 3) provoke and support tangible and productive conversations among students, as well as between an instructor and students.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Kent State University
dc.relation	http://rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/view/131/228
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1948-075X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 130-147 (2010)
dc.subject	Agent-Based Programming
dc.subject	Model-Based Inquiry
dc.subject	Science Education
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Use of an Agent-Based Programmable Modeling Tool in 8th Grade Students’ Model-Based Inquiry
dc.type	article