Network science, a decade later : the Internet and classroom learning / Alan Feldman ... [et al.] ; foreword by Barbara Means.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Feldman, Alan, 1947-

National Science Foundation (U.S.)

Technical Education Research Centers (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in education--United States.

Internet in education.

Science--United States--Computer-assisted instruction.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Network Science, A Decade Later--the result of NSF-funded research that looked at the experiences of a set of science projects which use the Internet--offers an understanding of how the Internet can be used effectively by science teachers and students to support inquiry-based teaching and learning. The book emphasizes theoretical and critical perspectives and is intended to raise questions about the goals of education and the ways that technology helps reach those goals and ways that it cannot. The theoretical perspective of inquiry-based teaching and learning in which the book is groun

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I State of the Art; 1 Founding Vision of Network Science: Assessment; 2 Evolving Visions: Case Studies; 3 Lessons Learned; Part II Looking Deeply; 4 Promoting Reflective Discourse; 5 Bringing Students to the Data; Part III Looking Forward; 6 The Internet and Classroom Learning; References; Appendix A: Project Descriptions; Appendix B: Network Science Conference; Appendix C: Goodman Research Group Evaluation Report; Endnotes; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-32737-2

1-4106-0314-8

9786612327377

0-585-18983-8

9781410603142

OCLC:

437110247