Students generally favored the interactive simulation over the paper-based method in attitudinal survey responses¶

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q2 i? On a 6-point attitudinal survey, the average of mean scores (excluding two negative statements) was 4.23, and the four comparison items averaged 4.39, indicating students favored WILSIM-GC over the paper-based material. → Luo 2016

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Luo 2016¶

Luo, W., Pelletier, J., Duffin, K., Ormand, C., Hung, W., Shernoff, D., Zhai, X., Iverson, E., Whalley, K., Gallaher, C., and Furness, W. (2016). Advantages of Computer Simulation in Enhancing Students' Learning About Landform Evolution: A Case Study Using the Grand Canyon. Journal of Geoscience Education 64, 60-73. https://doi.org/10.5408/15-080.1

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End-of-laboratory attitudinal survey (Table VI, 25 items, 1-6 scale) completed by students after both activities. The article reports an average mean of "4.23" and, for the four items comparing WILSIM-GC with paper-based methods, an average of "4.39".

"The mean scores for most questions were above 4, and average of mean scores (excluding questions 9 and 13) was 4.23, indicating that most students generally agree with the statements."

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