VModel: A Visual Qualitative Modeling Environment for Middle-school Students
VModel: A Visual Qualitative Modeling Environment for Middle-school Students
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VModel：面向中学生的可视化定性建模环境
DOI：
10.1609/aimag.v26i3.1826
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发表时间：
2004
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通讯作者：
Leo C. Ureel
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作者：
Kenneth D. Forbus;K. Carney;B. Sherin;Leo C. Ureel
学习如何创建、测试和修改模型是科学推理的核心技能。我们认为，定性建模为帮助中学生学习成为建模者提供了适当的表征水平。我们描述了Vmodel，这是我们创建的一个系统，它使用可视化表示，使中学生能够创建定性模型。软件教练使用简单的模型结构分析和定性模拟来提供反馈和解释。该系统已在芝加哥公立学校的几项研究中使用，使用与教师合作开发的课程。我们讨论了视觉表示语言的设计，Vmodel是如何工作的，以及来自学校研究的证据表明它在帮助学生方面是成功的。
Learning how to create, test, and revise models is a central skill in scientific reasoning. We argue that qualitative modeling provides an appropriate level of representation for helping middle-school students learn to become modelers. We describe Vmodel, a system we have created that uses visual representations that enables middle-school students to create qualitative models. Software coaches use simple analyses of model structure plus qualitative simulation to provide feedback and explanations. This system has been used in several studies in Chicago Public School classrooms, using curricula developed in collaboration with teachers. We discuss the design of the visual representation language, how Vmodel works, and evidence from school studies that indicate it is successful in helping students.