The teacher role in school inquiries through simulation tools
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https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2020.74.1803Keywords:
scientific research, simulation, primary education, teaching roleAbstract
In the experimental sciences education the computer simulations allow primary school students to investigate natural phenomena on which they could hardly experience manipulatively. Simulations improve students learning outcomes but most of the literature on simulations does not consider the role of teachers in these inquiries with virtual experimentation. This review work synthesizes the main practical results offered by the 8 papers available in the literature. All of them based on simulations freely available on PhET Simulations and Concorde Consortium platforms.
The review concludes that there is a lack of studies in its curricular context and comparative studies, regarding the role of the teacher, between traditional inquiries and through simulation. Finally, the opportunity to develop an organized and comprehensive library of inquiry simulations for primary education is suggested.
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