Designing Better Scaffolding in Simulation-Based Learning Environments Teaching Science Systems: A Pilot Study Report
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Systems are an important part in today’s science education. Computer simulations have many advantages in teaching science systems. Our research goal is to test whether a hierarchical instructional scaffolding framework embedded in simulation-based learning environments and retrospective mental modeling task could facilitate mental model construction in learning science systems. This pilot study was conducted with a sample of adult learners who didn’t have strong science background. They were asked to learn a chemical system in a simulation-based environment. The results show that participants in the hierarchical scaffolding condition performed better than the non-hierarchical scaffolding condition. The retrospective mental modeling task could enhance learning only within the hierarchical scaffolding condition; while in the non-hierarchical scaffolding condition, the task was detrimental to learning. Based on the results from the pilot study, an 8 session curriculum teaching ideal gas laws to middle school students has been designed for our future study.
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