Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching articles from September 2001

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching archives from September 2001

Understanding and Assessment Methodology in an Introductory Statistics Course.
September 22, 2001... A large introductory statistics module at Wolverhampton University used a Computer Assisted Assessment test that was generated from random factors at run time. It was open access and students were encouraged to practise as often as they like...

Assessing the Impact of a Web-Driven, Goal-Based Scenario in the Science Classroom.
September 22, 2001... BENJAMIN L. BELL [1] This article presents a study designed to assess the impact of technology integration on teachers and students. To carry out the study, ALPINE, a web-based science project aimed at teaching students fundamental weather...

3D-Virtual Reality in Science Education: An Implication for Astronomy Teaching.
September 22, 2001... This work presents a new virtual environment (VE) which employs a dynamic 3-D model of the solar system. It is based on powerful scientific visualization techniques and can be used as an effective aide in astronomy teaching. The learner...

The WebCOSY System for Course Management in Distance Education.(remote graduate curriculum at Michigan State University)
September 22, 2001... The WebCOSY system is an interactive web-based homework and course management system that has been developed and used as part of VUBeam (Berz & Hoefkens, 2001), an Internet based remote Physics M.S. and Ph.D. program at Michigan State...

Order Out of Chaos: A Spreadsheet Excursion Into a Mathematical Frontier.
September 22, 2001... Technology offers new pathways of exploration and ready access to new domains of mathematical inquiry. When students' exploration of a familiar model expanded into apparently chaotic behavior, the spreadsheet environment provided both the...