Designing Dynamical Learning Environments for Simulation: Micro-Worlds & Applets on the World Wide Web

dr. ir. Rik Min
researcher / designer
ing. Ben Reimerink
developer / software engineer

Faculty of Educational Science and Technology (EDTE), University of Twente (UT)
Postbus 217; 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.

www.RikMin.nl

What is simulation?

Examples

Simulatie? Electrons
Simulatie? Carps
Simulatie? Molecule
Simulatie? Cardio
Simulatie? Calc

Simulation? Animation? Virtual Reality? Micro-world? Instruction? Moving pictures? Dynamical? Model-driven? Interactive? Problem solving? Discovery Learning?

Example 1
(Electrons)
Example 2
(Carp)
Example 3
(Molecule)
Example 4
(Cardio)
Example 5
(Calc)
Interactiveyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Moving picturesyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Dynamicalyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Model-drivenyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Appletyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Instructionyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Virtual Realityyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Animationyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Simulationyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Discovery Learningyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no
Problem solvingyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / noyes / no

(pre test)

Best answers:
Example 1
(Electrons)
Example 2
(Carp)
Example 3
(Molecule)
Example 4
(Cardio)
Example 5
(Calc)
Interactive noyesyesyesyes
Moving pictures yesnononono
Dynamical ?yesyesyes?
Model-driven noyes?yes?
Applet ?yesyesyesyes
Instruction yesnononono
Virtual Reality ??yes??
Animation yes?yes??
Simulation noyes?yes?
Discovery Learning noyesyesyesyes
Problem solving noyesnoyesno





Why (simulation in education) ?

advantages
disadvantages

abstract e-book

How (we can make simulation) ?

methods
techniques

e-book

Model-driven simulation ?

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Principle of learning





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Here you see the real life in stock market. You know the future when you understand the history. (Just as a user can learn in web-based learning environments with model-driven simulations.)





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Principle of model-driven simulations:





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Principle of intelligent feedback: here video fragments:





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Simulation site with CARDIO; built with JavaTHESIS and 'SimLib':






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Principle of a learning environment, based on model-driven simulation is to get beter insight in a realistic dynamical phenomenon and insight between input and output, or parameters and variables, of that phenomenon.


The instructor ('Rik') (parallel)

The concept model with the interventions.               Output: 'Maurice' and his complaints

The user (the learner: a pupil, a student, a trainee, etc.)



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Two demonstration versions

Maurice: version a.

Jopie: version b.



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A second example: 'TRANSISOR'





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Two more demonstration versions

Transistor: version 2002x.

Sun heater: version 2002x.



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The concept of our learning environments





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The concept of our instruction environment





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More information

== more about parallellism and the PI theory ==
== parallellism and the PI theory ==
== models ==

Enschede, University of Twente