This article reviews the (quasi) experimental research of the past decade on the learning
effects of computer simulations in science education. The focus is on two questions: how use …

The focus of this position paper is on the conceptualization of professional digital
competence (PDC) in the teaching profession and its consequences for teacher education …

This study investigated the learning dimensions that occur in physical and virtual inquiry-
based lab investigations, in first-year secondary chemistry classes. This study took place …

Chemistry is considered difficult to students to learn because many of its concepts are
abstract in nature and require visualization at the sub-microscopic level of representation …

Video games are a medium most students are familiar with; thus, they can be used as
educational tools to meet the needs of twenty-first-century students. Given the popularity of …

Laboratories are important environments in science teaching. There is no doubt that the
employment of technology in these environments may change the learning of science …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and
new directions.] We present the pedagogical design and implementation of “ESSENCe” …

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the intellectual structure of the research on
educational technology in science education (ETiSE) within the most recent years (2008 …

This paper reports on a case study of the teacher's role as facilitator in computer‐supported
collaborative learning (CSCL) settings in science. In naturalistic classroom settings, the …

Computer-simulated experiments have been gaining popularity over hands-on experiments
in science education, given the availability of technology and the trend of distance learning …