Search results for author:"Michael Barnett"
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Using Video Games to Support Pre-Service Elementary Teachers Learning of Basic Physics Principles
Janice Anderson; Michael Barnett
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 20, No. 4 (August 2011) pp. 347–362
The purpose of this work is to share our findings in using video gaming technology to facilitate the understanding of basic electromagnetism with pre-service elementary teachers. To this end we explored the impact of using a game called ...
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The Impact of Science Fiction Film on Student Understanding of Science
Michael Barnett; Heather Wagner; Anne Gatling; Janice Anderson; Meredith Houle; Alan Kafka
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 15, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 179–191
Researchers who have investigated the public understanding of science have argued that fictional cinema and television has proven to be particularly effective at blurring the distinction between fact and fiction. The rationale for this study lies in ...