Framework for Learning Science
This product is an online tour that guides the user through
a scenario in that the Inquiry Tool could be used. This
"Guided Experiment" is implemented in the website
of the SpacePlanting Project.
|NLS Competency 1 - The application of knowledge
about technology and the learning sciences.
Product description: The papers below demonstrate
how technology can be used as a tool to support complex thinking
and problem solving. The activity framework described is suggesting
the use of technology and the ways to use technology to support
learning, however the technology is not necessarily a part
of the framework.
The activity framework is based on the scientific inquiry
method that scientists use to investigate scientific phenomena.
The main intent of the activity framework is to encourage
students to do science rather than to learn about science.
The framework is suggesting to use the "Reflective Prediction
Cycle", an adaptation of scientific inquiry method to
guide students through the process of investigating problems.
Moreover the "Reflective Prediction Cycle" is focusing
on creating awareness by engaging students in reflective activities.
The "Reflective Prediction Cycle" was developed
together with Joshua Gottdenker. The activity framework emerged
together with the continuing development of the InquiryTool.
The "Reflective Prediction Cycle" was applied in
Workshop Series and is continuously adapted
Course 1: E & CPSY Qualitative
Course 2: Q400
The "Reflective Prediction Cycle" is described in the following papers
The ICALT paper describes the activity framework and the theorethical
background of conceptual change:
Wichmann, A., Gottdenker, J., Jonassen, D., Milrad, M. (2003).
Developing a Framework for conceptual Change within Scientific
Inquiry. In Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference
on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2003), 9-11 July
2003, Athens, Greece, pp. 382-383.
The ICCE paper discusses the integration of scientific inquiry
activities in informal learning settings
Wichmann, A., Gottdenker, J., Jonassen, D., Milrad, M. (2003b).
Scientific Inquiry Learning using Computer Supported Experimentation.
This Volume: International Conference on Computers in Education
2003, Hong Kong