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Four-step educational DSML design process mapping curriculum learning objectives to modeling-language constructs

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Description

The article implements its design principles as a four-step process: (1) domain analysis via evidence-centered design, (2) integrated domain maps connecting STEM, CT, and modeling constructs, (3) creation of DSML blocks based on evidence from the first two steps, and (4) implementation of system structures such as the Simulation Step and Initialization blocks. The authors state the framework "is implemented as a four-step process" and demonstrate it in Physics, Marine Biology, and Earth Science to show generality.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Each step depends on outputs of the previous ones: block creation (step 3) must follow from the domain analysis and integrated domain maps

Constraints

  • Steps must be adjusted to the target audience's math proficiency, e.g., qualitative relations for middle school versus analytic equations for high school

Target Learners

  • K-12 science students across elementary, middle, and high school

Learning Goals

  • model building and problem solving in science
  • computational thinking practices

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Key Sources

  • Nicole M. Hutchins & Gautam Biswas & Ningyu Zhang & Caitlin Snyder & Ákos Lédeczi & Miklós Maróti. (2020). Domain-Specific Modeling Languages in Computer-Based Learning Environments: a Systematic Approach to Support Science Learning through Computational Modeling. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-020-00209-z
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title Four-step educational DSML design process mapping curriculum learning objectives to modeling-language constructs
description The article implements its design principles as a four-step process: (1) domain analysis via evidence-centered design, (2) integrated domain maps connecting STEM, CT, and modeling constructs, (3) creation of DSML bloc...
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