On learning electricity with multi-agent based computational models (NIELS)

Pratim Sengupta; Uri Wilensky

On learning electricity with multi-agent based computational models (NIELS)

Pratim Sengupta, Uri Wilensky

School of Education and Social Policy

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Abstract

We present NIELS (NetLogo Investigations in Electromagnetism, Sengupta & Wilensky, 2005, 2006), a multi-agent based learning environment that represents phenomena such as Electric Current, Resistance, etc in the form of "emergent" (Wilensky & Resnick, 1999) computational models. Based on a pilot implementation in a 7^th grade classroom, we argue that NIELS models enable learners to "think in levels" (Wilensky & Resnick, 1999) which in turn enables them to bootstrap their existing object-based knowledge structures to engender a deep, expert-like understanding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	123-124
Number of pages	2
Journal	Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Issue number	PART 3
State	Published - Dec 1 2008
Event	International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ing a Learning World - 8th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2008 - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: Jun 23 2008 → Jun 28 2008

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Human-Computer Interaction
Education

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