El rol del maestro en indagaciones escolares mediante simulaciones

  1. Solé-Llussà, Anna 1
  2. Aguilar Caamaño, David 1
  3. Ibáñez Plana, Manuel 1
  1. 1 Universitat de Lleida (España)
Journal:
Edutec: Revista electrónica de tecnología educativa

ISSN: 1135-9250

Year of publication: 2020

Issue Title: Codiseño de situaciones educativas enriquecidas con TIC

Issue: 74

Pages: 221-233

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21556/EDUTEC.2020.74.1803 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

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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