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Revue internationale des technologies en pédagogie universitaire

International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education

Simulations informatiques adisciplinaires et résolution de problèmes ouverts : une étude exploratoire auprès d’étudiants en formation des maîtres

Non-disciplinary computer simulations and the solving of open problems: An exploratory study in students in a master’s degree program
Marc Couture - Télé-université (Université du Québec à Montréal), Canada
Catherine Meyor - Département d’éducation et pédagogie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
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Abstract

Domain-independent simulations share the same characteristics as usual computer simulations, with the exception of being related to no particular referent or phenomenon. We first propose a model of the processes followed respectively by designers and end-users of a simulation, which reveals the conditions that make a simulation domain dependent (or not) from the perspective of each of these actors. We then present the successive, less and less domain-dependent, versions of a simulation we developed and tested in a university-level epistemology course intended for prospective teachers. Finally, we describe the main characteristics of the problem-solving processes we observed among these students, engaged in an open-ended learning activity based upon this simulation.

Available online: 2009-06-15

DOI : https://doi.org/10.18162/ritpu.2008.150

Couture, M., & Meyor, C. (2008). Simulations informatiques adisciplinaires et résolution de problèmes ouverts : une étude exploratoire auprès d’étudiants en formation des maîtres. International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education, 5(2), 50-67. https://doi.org/10.18162/ritpu.2008.150