This paper suggests a framework for understanding the roles that children can play in the
technology design process, particularly in regards to designing technologies that support …

Building Intelligent Interactive Tutors discusses educational systems that assess a student's
knowledge and are adaptive to a student's learning needs. The impact of computers has not …

Inquiry experiences can provide valuable opportunities for students to improve their
understanding of both science content and scientific practices. However, the implementation …

Many students have difficulty learning symbolic and molecular representations of chemistry.
This study investigated how students developed an understanding of chemical …

Children have participated in the design of technologies intended to be used by children
with varying degrees of involvement, using diverse methods, and in differing contexts. This …

Publications from newspapers to research journals are filled with claims about the Internet
and its value for education, yet research is just beginning to evaluate uses of these new …

Background An understanding of how to translate anatomical knowledge and application of
body mechanics to dynamic scenarios with real-life clients and movement is often a …

New approaches to science instruction feature inquiry on the part of students as essential for
student learning (Lunetta, 1998; Roth, 1995). The assumption is that students need …

Users of traditional tutorials and help systems often have difficulty finding the components
described or pictured in the procedural instructions. Users also unintentionally miss steps …

Early research on using the World Wide Web indicated that middle school students did not
explore much and used Web tools naively. In response to these challenges, an on‐line …