Computer-Supported Imagination

2017 ◽  
pp. 33-60
Author(s):  
Franco Landriscina
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mental Simulation ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Explicit Statement ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Instructional Units ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Scientific Imagination

The purpose of this chapter is to explore some conceptual and methodological issues related to computer-based simulation as a teaching and learning method for STEM education. Two major themes will be examined in detail: 1) the barriers to the penetration of simulation into school programs; 2) simulation as a way to enhance scientific imagination in students. It is argued that scientific imagination is linked closely with mental simulation, a fundamental capacity of the human brain which allows us to move from static to dynamic mental representations. The role of mental simulation in understanding scientific concepts is discussed and an explicit statement is provided of the relation between computer simulation and mental simulation. On these grounds, computer simulation is viewed as a tool for extending human cognition by overcoming the limits of mental simulation. Finally, the implications of these findings for designing simulation-based instructional units and conducting lessons are discussed.

scholarly journals COMPUTER SIMULATION IN MECHANICS TEACHING AND LEARNING: A CASE STUDY ON STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF FORCE AND MOTION

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Dyah Permata Sari ◽  
M Madlazim
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Force And Motion ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Addie Model ◽  
Conceptual Competence

The objective of this research was to develop a force and motion simulation based on the open-source Easy Java Simulation. The process of computer simulation development was done following the ADDIE model. Based on the Analysis and Design phases, the Development phase used the open-source Easy Java Simulation (EJS) to develop a computer simulation with physics content that was relevant to the subtopic. Computing and communication technology continue to make an increasing impact on all aspects of education. EJS is a powerful didactic resource that gives us the ability to focus our students’ attention on the principles of physics. Using EJS, a computer simulation was created through which the motion of a particle under the action of a specific force can be studied. The implementation phase is implemented the computer simulation in the teaching and learning process. To describe the improvements in the students’ understanding of the force and motion concepts, we used a t-test to evaluate each of the four phases. These results indicated that the use of the computer simulation could improve students’ force and motion conceptual competence regarding Newton's second law of motion.

scholarly journals Using Imagination to Overcome Fear: How Mental Simulation Nudges Consumers’ Purchase Intentions for Upcycled Food

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1130
Author(s):  
Xiaoke Yang ◽  
Yuanhao Huang ◽  
Xiaoying Cai ◽  
Yijing Song ◽  
Hui Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Mental Simulation ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Simulation Group ◽  
Future Self

Upcycled food, a new kind of food, provides an effective solution to reduce the food waste from the source on the premise of food security for human beings. However, the commercial success of upcycled food and its contribution to environmental sustainability are determined by consumers’ purchase intentions. In order to overcome consumers’ unfamiliarity with upcycled food and fear of new technology, based on the cue utility theory, we adopted scenario simulation through online questionnaires in three experiments to explore how mental simulation can improve consumers’ product evaluation and purchase intentions for upcycled food. Through ANOVA, the t-test, and the Bootstrap methods, the results showed that, compared with the control group, consumers’ product evaluation and purchase intentions for upcycled food in the mental simulation group significantly increased. Among them, consumers’ inspiration played a mediation role. The consumers’ future self-continuity could moderate the effect of mental simulation on consumers’ purchase intentions for upcycled food. The higher the consumers’ future self-continuity, the stronger the effect of mental simulation. Based on the above results, in the marketing promotion of upcycled food, promotional methods, such as slogans and posters, could be used to stimulate consumers, especially the mental simulation thinking mode of consumer groups with high future self-continuity, thus improving consumers’ purchase intentions for upcycled food.

scholarly journals Nursing Students’ Experiences with Computer Simulation-Based Communication Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3108
Author(s):  
Ujin Lee ◽  
Heeseung Choi ◽  
Yeseul Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Communication Education ◽  
Therapeutic Communication ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Simulation Based

Simulation-based communication education has improved nursing students’ communication knowledge and skills. However, communication patterns that students commonly exhibit in simulated situations and students’ responses to specific clinical situations have not been systematically examined. The specific aims of the present study were (1) to identify non-therapeutic communication patterns that nursing students exhibit in simulated situations in the computer simulation-based education (ComEd) program, and (2) explore students’ responses to challenging clinical situations. This study used a mixed-method research design and a convenience sampling method to recruit participants. Frequency analysis and a conventional content analysis method were used to analyze answers provided by participants. A total of 66 students from four Korean nursing schools participated in the study. “False reassurance” was found to be the most common non-therapeutic communication pattern used by nursing students. Nursing students had difficulty in clinical situations such as reporting a patient’s condition to a doctor, communicating with a patient and perform basic nursing skills at the same time, and managing conflicts between patients. Technology-based communication simulation programs, which reflect various clinical situations, are considered a new alternative that can supplement the limitations of clinical practicum and improve the quality of nursing education.

scholarly journals The Personalized System of Instruction: Review and Applications to Distance Education

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyle K. Grant ◽  
Robert E. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Personalized System Of Instruction ◽  
History Of ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Personalized System ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Key Terms

<P class=abstract>The present paper (a) outlines the basic features of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI); (b) provides a brief history of PSI; and (c) describes the application of PSI to distance education. Some common misconceptions about PSI are also addressed. PSI is presented as a helpful universally applicable set of instructional practices that are well suited to distance teaching and learning.</P> <P class=abstract><B>Key Terms:</B> Personalized System of Instruction, distance learning, computer-based instruction, mastery-learning, self-pacing, higher-order objectives, scholarship of teaching, proctors, tutoring.</P> <p>

Computer simulation-based method to predict packing density of aggregates mixture

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reisi ◽  
Davood Mostofinejad ◽  
Ali Akbar Ramezanianpour
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Packing Density ◽  
Simulation Based
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