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Science 28 April 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5773, pp. 532 - 533
DOI: 10.1126/science.1127750
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Education Forum

COMPUTER SIMULATIONS:
Technological Advances in Inquiry Learning

Ton de Jong

Computer simulations enhance inquiry-based learning--in which students actively discover information--by allowing scientific discovery within a realistic setting.

The author is at the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede 7500AE, Netherlands. E-mail: a.j.m.dejong{at}utwente.nl

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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Learner Performance in Multimedia Learning Arrangements: An Analysis Across Instructional Approaches.
T. H. S. Eysink, T. de Jong, K. Berthold, B. Kolloffel, M. Opfermann, and P. Wouters (2009)
American Educational Research Journal 46, 1107-1149
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Modeling and Simulation in Inquiry Learning: Checking Solutions and Giving Intelligent Advice.
C. Bravo, W. R. van Joolingen, and T. de Jong (2006)
SIMULATION 82, 769-784
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