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Design-based Research Strategies for Developing a Scientific Inquiry Curriculum in a Multi-User Virtual Environment

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: : This National Science Foundation funded project is studying graphical multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) to investigate whether using this interactive medium in classroom settings can simulate real world experimentation and can provide students with engaging, meaningful learning experiences that enhance scientific literacy. In the project’s River City curriculum, teams of middle school students are asked to collaboratively solve a digital 19 th century city’s problems with illness, through interaction with digital artifacts, tacit clues, and computer-based ‘agents ’ acting as mentors and colleagues in a virtual community of practice. This paper describes the design-based research strategy by which we are currently extending an educational MUVE environment and curriculum. Through several iterations of design-based research, we have refined our curriculum, the MUVE environment, and the theories underlying our design.

Source: Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)

Authors: Brian C. Nelson, Diane Jass Ketelhut, Jody Clarke‐Midura, C. Bowman, Chris Dede

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American Educational Research Association, Harvard Graduate School of Education

OpenAlex ID: W113138739

FWCI: 44.7

Cites: 17

Cited by: 128

Related to: 10