Research digest: This broad paper documents the design of EJS computer models for teaching. It is useful as a foundation article for the whole OSPSG approach: teachers and students learn through manipulable models, not only static explanations.
Classroom use: Choose one model and identify the variable students should change, the representation they should read, and the explanation they should write.
Paper: arXiv:1210.3410
Authors: Loo Kang Lawrence Wee, Ai Phing Lim, Khoon Song Aloysius Goh, Sze Yee LyeYE, Tat Leong Lee, Weiming Xu, Giam Hwee Jimmy Goh, Chee Wah Ong, Soo Kok Ng, Ee-Peow Lim, Chew Ling Lim, Wee Leng Joshua Yeo, Matthew Ong, Kenneth Y. T. LimI
Publication: World Conference on Physics Education 2012
Theme: Designing computer models for teaching and learning
What teachers can take from this
This broad paper documents the design of EJS computer models for teaching. It is useful as a foundation article for the whole OSPSG approach: teachers and students learn through manipulable models, not only static explanations.
Use it tomorrow
Choose one model and identify the variable students should change, the representation they should read, and the explanation they should write.
Pedagogical move
Use model design questions: what is simplified, what is represented, and what evidence does the model produce?
Good discussion prompts
- What evidence does the model, video, or activity make visible?
- Which variable should students change first, and what should they keep constant?
- What claim can students make from the evidence, and what limitation should they acknowledge?