EvoBuild: A Quickstart Toolkit for Programming Agent-Based Models of Evolutionary Processes

• Published in: Journal of science education and technology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 131 - 146
• Main Authors: Wagh, Aditi, Wilensky, Uri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Science+Business Media LLC 01.04.2018; Springer Netherlands; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agent-based models; Comparative Analysis; Computer Uses in Education; Costs; Education; Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Evolution; Exploration; Grade 7; Instructional Effectiveness; Learning; Learning Activities; Programming; Programming environments; Schools; Science Education; Science Instruction; Sciences education; Students; Evolution; Science education; Technology; Computer modeling

Extensive research has shown that one of the benefits of programming to learn about scientific phenomena is that it facilitates learning about mechanisms underlying the phenomenon. However, using programming activities in classrooms is associated with costs such as requiring additional time to learn...