Building natural science learning through youth science camps

Youth science identity, science learning, and gaming experiences

This study explored the relationships between identity, science learning, and gaming. A survey of 1502 teenagers assessed gaming preferences, habits, science learning, science and gamer identities. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that enjoyment of problem-solving games and identifying as a gamer were the strongest predictors for teens’ science understanding. Teen preferences for games...

Learning Computer Science Through RoboticsMaria

The main purpose of this paper is to describe how we are integrating in our undergraduate curriculum a variety of projects in robotics and describe, in particular, an undergraduate project that culminated at the robot competition at the International Joint Conference on Artiicial Intelligence in August 1995. This is part of a large eeort aimed at exposing undergraduate students to a variety of ...

Natural science.

E-learning in a virtual science camp for urban youth

The Virtual Science Camp (VSC) is a unique demonstration of synchronous e-learning developed by Mentoring in Medicine (MIM). This paper reports on a pilot offering during the summer of 2012 that taught advanced biological concepts, healthy living and health care career opportunities to medically underserved urban youth. Livestream's interactive video technology was used to engage a diverse audi...

Building an Mlearning Research Framework through Design Science Research

The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation of how Design Science research has been applied in order to develop a mobile learning framework for the ICT4RED project which is currently in progress in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is regarded as a complex project and the development of a research framework is essential in order to replicate elsewhere in de...