Monday, April 9, 2018

SITE 2018 Poster- Petrosino et al. (2018)- Using Collaborative Agent-based Modeling to Explore Complex Phenomena in Pre- and In-service Teacher Education

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The following posted was presented at the Annual Meeting of SITE 2018. The title of the poster was Using Collaborative Agent-based Modeling to Explore Complex Phenomena in Pre- and In-service Teacher Education and authors included Max Sherard, Jason Harron, and Mica Kohl. 

 SITE, known as the ‘The Friendly Society’, is unique as the only organization which has as its sole focus the integration of instructional technologies into teacher education programs. SITE promotes the development and dissemination of theoretical knowledge, conceptual research, and professional practice knowledge through conferences, books, projects, and the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE).


ABSTRACT: Teaching and learning about complex physical and social systems are important for preparing learners for life in the 21st century. However, Grotzer and Tutwiler (2014) explain that reasoning about these systems can be difficult when heuristic driven cognition “can derail an ability to discern and understand these complex causal features” (p. 97). Recent research shows that agent-based computer simulations have been used individually with students to promote learner’s understanding of complex systems (Rates, Mulvey, & Feldon 2016). Despite classrooms being group situated experiences; instruction typically engages only the individual by following the initiation - response - feedback (IRF) sequence (Wells, 1993).


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