Regulative Support During Inquiry Learning with

Simulations and Modeling

Doctoral Defense Presentation Sarah A. Manlove

Situating the Research: Inquiry Learning

Use the scientific method to solve science

problems.Like what variables

effect how fast the water leaves the tank?

We’ll need to manage all of this…

Njoo & De Jong, 1993

Situating the Research: Regulation

PlanningGoals and sub-goals Strategies/heuristic creationStandards

Monitoring“In process” check of understanding and progressAgainst standards (from environment)

Evaluation“On process” check of overall understanding and goal attainmentAgainst standards

Situating the Research: Co-Lab

We can experiment with the simulation.

Situating the Research: Co-Lab

We can make a model of the variables that impact water outflow rates.

What is the effect of regulative support on learning activities and outcomes during technology-

enhanced inquiry learning with simulations and modeling?

Situating the Research: Co-Lab

Situating the Research: Co-Lab

The Process Coordinator (PC) Version 1

Situating the Research: Co-Lab

The Process Coordinator (PC) Version 2

Synthesizing the Research

Studies Participants (15-17 yrs)

1. Exploratory 39 (19 Triads, 2 Dyads)2. Experimental 61 (19 Triads, 10 PC+, 11 PC-) 3. Experimental 70 (35 Dyads 20 PC+, 15 PC-)4. Experimental 42 (12 Pairs, 18 Single)

# Conditions Task Time

1 PC (goals) 1 hr, 75 min2 PC-/PC+ 2 hrs3 PC-/PC+ (cue/notes) 3 hrs4 Singles/Pairs 3 hrs

Synthesizing the Research

DiscussionRegulative Support:

Planning & Evaluation SupportedMonitoring is more difficult

Can be overwhelming!Situate more closely to the learning activity

Further researchPrior LearningRole of a peerRole of a teacher

Acknowledgements

Research isn’t done in isolation!

Thanks to:Co-Lab ConsortiumIST Dept. University

of TwenteArd LazonderTon de Jong