{"pk":26204,"title":"The Impact of Interactivity on Simulation-Based Science Inquiry\nwith Variable-Setting Controls","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The current study investigated how interactivity of simulation\ncontrols affects data collection in science inquiry. A\nchemistry simulation was designed to allow either low or high\ninteractivity in setting experimental variables. Adult\nparticipants were randomly assigned to one of the\ninteractivity conditions and solved a series of assessment\nitems. The results from the first item indicated that the highly\ninteractive controls posed challenges in conducting a\nthorough investigation. Performance in the last item which is\na repetition of the first item suggested that the participants\nwere able to overcome the initial challenges over the course\nof their investigations. The results provide implications for\ndesigning educational simulations for learning and\nassessment.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"interactivity; simulation; science inquiry;\neducation; assessment"}],"section":"Papers","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/16r5998c","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Jung","middle_name":"Aa","last_name":"Moon","name_suffix":"","institution":"Educational Testing Service\nPrinceton","department":""},{"first_name":"Michelle","middle_name":"","last_name":"LaMar","name_suffix":"","institution":"Educational Testing Service\nSan Francisco","department":""},{"first_name":"Carol","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Forsyth","name_suffix":"","institution":"Educational Testing Service\nSan Francisco","department":""},{"first_name":"Madeleine","middle_name":"","last_name":"Keehner","name_suffix":"","institution":"Educational Testing Service\nSan Francisco","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2016-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/26204/galley/15840/download/"}]}