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Exploring the mathematics of motion through construction and collaboration

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Simpson, G., Hoyles, C., Noss, R.·2006·Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00164.x
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Abstract In this paper, we give a detailed account of the design principles and construction of activities designed for learning about the relationships between position, velocity and acceleration, and corresponding kinematics graphs. Our approach is model‐based, that is, it focuses attention on the idea that students constructed their own models – in the form of programs – to formalise and thus extend their existing knowledge. In these activities, students controlled the movement of objects in a programming environment, recording the motion data and plotting corresponding position–time and velocity–time graphs. They shared their findings on a specially designed Web‐based collaboration system, and posted cross‐site challenges to which others could react. We present learning episodes that provide evidence of students making discoveries about the relationships between different representations of motion. We conjecture that these discoveries arose from their activity in building models of motion and their participation in classroom and online communities.

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Authors
Simpson, G., Hoyles, C., & Noss, R.
Affiliations
University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Noss, R.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-03-06
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
114-136
ISSN
  • 0266-4909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2729
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00164.x
OpenAlex
W1553292420
Cited by
34
References
28
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
FWCI
17.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (publishedVersion)
  • IOE EPrints (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
  • Social Sciences › Education › Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
Keywords
kinematics, kinematic diagrams, model-based learning, programming environment, online collaboration, web-based collaboration system, motion representation, student discovery, learning communities

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