Agent-Based Models Versus Video-Based Visualizations to Learn Nanoscience Concepts: An Embodied Cognition Perspective

• In Event: Poster Session 10
  In Poster Session: Learning Sciences SIG Poster Session

Abstract

This paper reports on study that investigated the use of two different learning technologies, Agent-Based Models (ABMs) and video-based visualizations, for learning nanoscience. The design of the study was informed by an embodied cognition perspective. In order to help students learn important nanoscience concepts related to size-dependent property, two different treatment conditions were developed: (a) working with two different ABMs, and (b) watching two video-based visualizations. The paper describes the theoretical rationale for the treatment conditions, the study, outcomes, and implications of this research for learning challenging scientific ideas about nanoscience.

Authors

• Polly K. Lai, The University of Sydney

• Michael J. Jacobson, The University of Sydney

• Lina Markauskaite, The University of Sydney