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Science and Mathematics Education
Thesis; University of North Florida; UNF; Dissertations; Academic -- UNF-- Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership; Dissertations; Academic -- UNF-- Education; Constructivism; Computer-based simulations; Gizmo Users; Inquiry-based science instruction; Science Instruction
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Use Of Specific Web-Based Simulations To Support Inquiry-Based High School Science Instruction, Arlene Korr
Use Of Specific Web-Based Simulations To Support Inquiry-Based High School Science Instruction, Arlene Korr
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The primary goal of this study was to acquire an understanding of those practices that encourage the sustained use of simulations in support of inquiry-based science instruction. With the rapid distribution of Internet-related technologies in the field of education, it is most important to undertand the function of these innovations. Technology, specifically the implementation of simulations to support inquiry-based instruction, provides new educational strategies for science teachers. Technology also influences the field of education by repeatedly making some teachers' best practices obsolete.
The qualitative research design was selected to explore the nature of science leaders' and teachers’ consideration or lack …