Title

Increasing The Transfer Of Simulation Technology From R&Amp;D Into School Settings: An Approach To Evaluation From Overarching Vision To Individual Artifact In Education

Keywords

Design sciences; Evaluation; Four-level assessment; ISAGA '05; Microscope; NASA Kennedy Space Center; Scanning electron microscope (SEM); Science; Simulation; Transfer; Usability; Virtual Lab

Abstract

Building and evaluating artifacts specifically for K-12 education, technologists committed to design sciences are needed along with an approach to evaluation increasing the systemic transfer from research and development into school settings. The authors describe THE VIRTUAL LAB scanningelectronic microscope simulation, including (a) its development from a design and project management perspective at NASA and (b) the formative evaluation, drawing on a usability study conducted in high school science classrooms by University of Central Florida. The authors offer a four-level assessment that begins with the overarching vision that guided developers. Over time, a team of evaluators (a) verify (the artifact), (b) check variation (of content), (c) verify (in context), and (d) document value (in the field of education). THE VIRTUAL LAB usability study is offered as a specific example in the evaluation process using both quantitative and qualitative data while responding and contributing to an overarching vision for education. © 2006 Sage Publications.

Publication Date

6-1-2006

Publication Title

Simulation and Gaming

Volume

37

Issue

2

Number of Pages

245-267

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878105284449

Socpus ID

33646434498 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33646434498

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS