Paper Info
Title
BeeSign: designing to support mediated group inquiry of complex science by early elementary students
Abstract
All too often, designers assume that complex science and cycles of inquiry are beyond the capabilities of young children (5--8 years old). However, with carefully designed mediators, we argue that such concepts are well within their grasp. In this paper we describe two design iterations of the BeeSign simulation software that was designed to help young children learn about honeybees collect nectar from a complex systems perspective. We summarize findings from two studies that suggest that this design has been successful in teaching and motivating these young children and demonstrates how activity theory can guide design.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1145/1810543.1810566
IDC
Keywords
Field
DocType
design iteration,activity theory,beesign simulation software,young child,mediated group inquiry,early elementary student,complex systems perspective,complex science,science education,simulation software,complex systems,simulation,inquiry,complex system
Educational technology,Complex system,Computer software,GRASP,Psychology,Human–computer interaction,Multimedia,Science education
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
2
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joshua A. Danish1486.73
Kylie A. Peppler2276.69
David Phelps341.49