Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling

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Main Author: Santos, Arion de Castro Kurtz dos
Publication Date: 1994
Other Authors: Ogborn, Jon
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG)
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Summary: The paper presents the main conclusions of an exploratory study of the ability of Sixth form students in England to use some different approaches to computational modelling. The research involves a questionnaire survey of causal diagraming and mathematical knowledge, which aims at characterizing students' model building capability. Also, it includes an intensive study with pairs of students doing exploratory and expressive tasks using two modelling systems: IQON and STELLA. Data was gathered through written notes from observation, written answers given to questionnaires and data recorded in the computer. Overlapping questionnaires connected the survey and the intensive study, and comparisons between the use of causal diagrams and IQON were carried out. Results suggest that Sixth form students can undertake valuable work with both computational systems.
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spelling Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modellingCausal-loop diagramIQONModellingSTELLAThe paper presents the main conclusions of an exploratory study of the ability of Sixth form students in England to use some different approaches to computational modelling. The research involves a questionnaire survey of causal diagraming and mathematical knowledge, which aims at characterizing students' model building capability. Also, it includes an intensive study with pairs of students doing exploratory and expressive tasks using two modelling systems: IQON and STELLA. Data was gathered through written notes from observation, written answers given to questionnaires and data recorded in the computer. Overlapping questionnaires connected the survey and the intensive study, and comparisons between the use of causal diagrams and IQON were carried out. Results suggest that Sixth form students can undertake valuable work with both computational systems.2013-08-14T20:11:48Z2013-08-14T20:11:48Z1994info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfSANTOS, Arion de Castro Kurtz dos; OGBORN, Jon. Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v. 10, p. 182- 200, 1994. Disponível em: <http://www.modelciencias.furg.br/profecomp/artigos/JCAL1994.pdf>. Acesso em 20 abr. 2013.http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3679engSantos, Arion de Castro Kurtz dosOgborn, Joninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)instacron:FURG2013-08-14T20:11:48Zoai:repositorio.furg.br:1/3679Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://repositorio.furg.br/oai/request || http://200.19.254.174/oai/requestopendoar:2013-08-14T20:11:48Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
title Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
spellingShingle Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
Santos, Arion de Castro Kurtz dos
Causal-loop diagram
IQON
Modelling
STELLA
title_short Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
title_full Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
title_fullStr Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
title_full_unstemmed Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
title_sort Sixth form students ability to engage in computational modelling
author Santos, Arion de Castro Kurtz dos
author_facet Santos, Arion de Castro Kurtz dos
Ogborn, Jon
author_role author
author2 Ogborn, Jon
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos, Arion de Castro Kurtz dos
Ogborn, Jon
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Causal-loop diagram
IQON
Modelling
STELLA
topic Causal-loop diagram
IQON
Modelling
STELLA
description The paper presents the main conclusions of an exploratory study of the ability of Sixth form students in England to use some different approaches to computational modelling. The research involves a questionnaire survey of causal diagraming and mathematical knowledge, which aims at characterizing students' model building capability. Also, it includes an intensive study with pairs of students doing exploratory and expressive tasks using two modelling systems: IQON and STELLA. Data was gathered through written notes from observation, written answers given to questionnaires and data recorded in the computer. Overlapping questionnaires connected the survey and the intensive study, and comparisons between the use of causal diagrams and IQON were carried out. Results suggest that Sixth form students can undertake valuable work with both computational systems.
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