Making sense of models: How teachers use agent‐based modeling to advance mechanistic reasoning

Computer modeling promotes mechanistic reasoning when learners build and analyze models of complex systems to explore causal mechanisms and use models to generate patterns. StarLogo Nova (SLN), an agent‐based modeling (ABM) environment, enables novice programmers to model a system's individual...

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Main Authors: Hsiao, Ling (Author), Lee, Irene (Author), Klopfer, Eric (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Comparative Media Studies (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley, 2020-03-25T19:58:57Z.
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