Using PhET™ interactive simulation plate tectonics for initial teacher education
<p>Using digital educational resources (DERs) in science education is an effective way of promoting students' content knowledge of complex natural processes. This work presents the usage of the digital educational resource CreativeLab_Sci&Math <span class="inline-formula&q...
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| author | B. Cavadas B. Cavadas S. Aboim S. Aboim |
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| description | <p>Using digital educational resources (DERs) in science education is an effective way of promoting students' content knowledge of complex natural processes. This work presents the usage of the digital educational resource CreativeLab_Sci&Math <span class="inline-formula">|</span> Plate Tectonics, designed for exploring the PhET™ Plate Tectonics simulator, in the context of the education of pre-service teachers (PSTs) in Portugal. The performance of the PSTs was analysed based on the five tasks into which the DER was organized. Results show that the DER contributed to the successful achievement of the following learning outcomes for PSTs: describing the differences between the oceanic crust and continental crust regarding temperature, density, composition and thickness, associating the plate tectonic movements with their geological consequences, and identifying the plate tectonic movements that cause the formation of some geological structures. Results also show that PSTs considered the PhET™ Plate Tectonics simulator a contributor to their learning about plate tectonics.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8869d7220eac4c8389187d1ace588a2a2022-12-22T01:05:59ZengCopernicus PublicationsGeoscience Communication2569-71022569-71102021-02-014435610.5194/gc-4-43-2021Using PhET™ interactive simulation plate tectonics for initial teacher educationB. Cavadas0B. Cavadas1S. Aboim2S. Aboim3Department of Mathematics and Science, School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Santarém, PortugalCeiED – Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Lusófona University, Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Mathematics, Science and Technology, School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, PortugalinED – Centre for Research and Innovation in Education, School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal<p>Using digital educational resources (DERs) in science education is an effective way of promoting students' content knowledge of complex natural processes. This work presents the usage of the digital educational resource CreativeLab_Sci&Math <span class="inline-formula">|</span> Plate Tectonics, designed for exploring the PhET™ Plate Tectonics simulator, in the context of the education of pre-service teachers (PSTs) in Portugal. The performance of the PSTs was analysed based on the five tasks into which the DER was organized. Results show that the DER contributed to the successful achievement of the following learning outcomes for PSTs: describing the differences between the oceanic crust and continental crust regarding temperature, density, composition and thickness, associating the plate tectonic movements with their geological consequences, and identifying the plate tectonic movements that cause the formation of some geological structures. Results also show that PSTs considered the PhET™ Plate Tectonics simulator a contributor to their learning about plate tectonics.</p>https://gc.copernicus.org/articles/4/43/2021/gc-4-43-2021.pdf |
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| title | Using PhET™ interactive simulation plate tectonics for initial teacher education |
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| title_fullStr | Using PhET™ interactive simulation plate tectonics for initial teacher education |
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| title_short | Using PhET™ interactive simulation plate tectonics for initial teacher education |
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