Internet environments for science education / edited by Marcia C. Linn, Elizabeth A. Davis, Philip Bell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Linn, Marcia C.

Davis, Elizabeth A., 1967-

Bell, Philip, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Computer network resources.

Science.

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

United States.

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Internet in education.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.

Summary:

Internet Environments for Science Education synthesizes 25 years of research to identify effective, technology-enhanced ways to convert students into lifelong science learners -- one inquiry project at a time. It offers design principles for development of innovations; features tested, customizable inquiry projects that students, teachers, and professional developers can enact and refine; and introduces new methods and assessments to investigate the impact of technology on inquiry learning. The methodology -- design-based research studies -- enables investigators to capture the impact of innovations in the complex, inertia-laden educational enterprise and to use these findings to improve the innovation. The approach -- technology-enhanced inquiry -- takes advantage of global, networked information resources, sociocognitive research, and advances in technology combined in responsive learning environments. Internet Environments for Science Education advocates leveraging inquiry and technology to reform the full spectrum of science education activities -- including instruction, curriculum, policy, professional development, and assessment.

Contents:

Part I Starting Points

1 Inquiry and Technology / Marcia C. Linn, Elizabeth A. Davis, Philip Bell 3

2 The Knowledge Integration Perspective on Learning / Marcia C. Linn, Bat-Sheva Eylon, Elizabeth A. Davis 29

3 The Scaffolded Knowledge Integration Framework for Instruction / Marcia C. Linn, Elizabeth A. Davis, Bat-Sheva Eylon 47

4 Design-Based Research in Education / Philip Bell, Christopher M. Hoadley, Marcia C. Linn 73

Part II Curriculum Design Patterns for Knowledge Integration

5 Creating Critique Projects / Elizabeth A. Davis 89

6 Promoting Students' Argument Construction and Collaborative Debate in the Science Classroom / Philip Bell 115

7 Fostering Productive Collaboration Offline and Online: Learning From Each Other / Christopher M. Hoadley 145

8 Hands-on Investigation in Internet Environments: Teaching Thermal Equilibrium / Douglas Clark 175

Part III New Partnerships

9 The Web-Based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE): Scaffolding Knowledge Integration in the Science Classroom / James D. Slotta 203

10 The Educational Opportunities of Contemporary Controversies in Science / Philip Bell 233

11 Synergy Research and Knowledge Integration: Customizing Activities Around Stream Ecology / Eric Baumgartner 261

12 Partnership Models: The Case of the Deformed Frogs / Linda Shear, Philip Bell, Marcia C. Linn 289

Part IV Next Steps

13 Specific Design Principles: Elaborating the Scaffolded Knowledge Integration Framework / Marcia C. Linn, Philip Bell, Elizabeth A. Davis 315

14 Closing Thoughts: Internet Environments for Science Education / Marcia C. Linn, Elizabeth A. Davis, Philip Bell, Bat-Sheva Eylon 341.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-379) and indexes.

ISBN:

0805843027

0805843035

OCLC:

52133196