Conceptualizing astronomical scale: Virtual simulations on handheld tablet computers reverse misconceptions

Computers and Education

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 269-280

  Schneps, Matthew H ^a   Ruel, Jonathan ^b   Sonnert, Gerhard ^a   Dussault, Mary ^a   Griffin, Michael ^c   Sadler, Philip M ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bedford High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Human computer interface; Interactive learning environments; Simulations; Teaching learning strategies; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS; SIMULATIONS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION; VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

ASTRONOMY; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 84884861537     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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