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Design considerations in a project on conceptual change in science (1991)
Journal Article
Draper, S., Druver, R., Hartley, R., Hennessy, S., Mallen, C., Mohamed, R., …Twigger, D. (1991). Design considerations in a project on conceptual change in science. Computers & Education, 17(1), 37-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2891%2990070-8

This short paper describes the methodological design space facing a research group on a project concerning the effects on conceptual change of an intervention based on computer simulation software. The many interacting factors in such an intervention... Read More about Design considerations in a project on conceptual change in science.

The design and evaluation of a multimedia authoring system (1991)
Journal Article
O'Malley, C., Baker, M., & Elsom-Cook, M. (1991). The design and evaluation of a multimedia authoring system. Computers & Education, 17(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2891%2990072-y

There are two issues in evaluating multimedia authoring environments such as SHIVA: the effectiveness of the support for authoring and the educational effectiveness of courses designed with the system. There are few evaluation methods which have been... Read More about The design and evaluation of a multimedia authoring system.

The ‘Conceptual Change In Science’ project. (1991)
Journal Article
Twigger, D., Byard, M., Draper, S., Driver, R., Hartley, R., Hennessy, S., …Scanlon, E. (1991). The ‘Conceptual Change In Science’ project. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 7(2), 144-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.1991.tb00238.x

This paper outlines the work of the Conceptual Change in Science project, funded as part of the ESRC InTER programme. The aims of this research project are to clarify and describe the process of change in learners' conceptual understandings of natura... Read More about The ‘Conceptual Change In Science’ project..