Lines, Blobs, Crosses, and Arrows: Diagrammatic Communication with Schematic Figures part of SERC Print Resource Collection
In making diagrams to communicate, people use a small number of symbols or schematic figures. The meaning of a diagram as a whole depends in part on the schematic figures used within the diagram and ...

The Hidden Earth: Visualization of Geologic Features and their Subsurface Geometry part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Describes development and testing of computer-based materials for improving understanding of topographic maps and block diagrams and the associated visualization skills. Paper presented at the annual ...

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This summary of educational research stresses that students of all ages 1) come to school with preconceptions about the subjects they are learning that, if not engaged, will interfere with learning, ...

Keeping our focus: a perspective on distance learning and the large introductory science class part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article reviews the overall trends in science teaching practices and identifies areas where use of computers in a traditional class setting can make positive contributions and other areas where ...

Geomorphology and the World Wide Web part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This paper examines the possibilities and risks involved in using technology and the World Wide Web to improve the teaching of geomorphology. It also addresses the potential of the web as a research ...

Earthquakes Online part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article examines the use of technology to augment science education at the middle and high school levels. Earthquake data was downloaded from the internet on a daily basis, plotted and tracked ...

Taxonomy of Educational Objectives Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This was the first attempt to classify learning behaviors and provide concrete measures for identifying different levels of learning. The cognitive domain consists of 6 levels: knowledge, ...

Animation: Can It Facilitate? part of SERC Print Resource Collection

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This article presents the software, A Virtual Journey within the Rock Cycle, which was developed as a microworld game meant to enhance students' ability to perceive the rock cycle in terms of a ...

Software for Assisting High School Students in the Spatial Perception of Geological Structures part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This paper investigates students' spatial perception of three-dimensional geological structures. Software was developed to assist students in developing the spatial skills needed for such perception. ...