The role of model building in problem solving and conceptual change

Lee, CB; Jonassen, D; Teo, Timothy

dc.contributor.author	Lee, CB	en
dc.contributor.author	Jonassen, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Teo, Timothy	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-10T00:48:05Z	en
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.citation	Interactive Learning Environments 19(3):247-265 2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	1049-4820	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/10406	en
dc.description.abstract	This study examines the effects of the activity of building systems models for school-based problems on problem solving and on conceptual change in elementary science classes. During a unit on the water cycle in an Asian elementary school, students constructed systems models of the water cycle. We found that representing ill-structured problems as system models improves problem solving as well as creating beneficial conceptual change related to the topic.	en
dc.language	EN	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Interactive Learning Environments	en
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dc.subject	elementary education	en
dc.subject	simulations	en
dc.subject	interactive learning environments	en
dc.subject	PHYSICS	en
dc.subject	STUDENTS	en
dc.subject	SCIENCE	en
dc.subject	MISCONCEPTIONS	en
dc.subject	ACHIEVEMENT	en
dc.title	The role of model building in problem solving and conceptual change	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/10494820902850158	en
pubs.issue	3	en
pubs.begin-page	247	en
pubs.volume	19	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: Taylor & Francis	en
pubs.end-page	265	en
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pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	268291	en
dc.identifier.pii	910959636	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2012-01-10	en