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The major strengths of this book are that the editors see such environments as pedagogical/educational tools to help teach inquiry (as epistemology) instead of using inquiry to teach science, the very strong psychological basis for learning and instruction provided, and the brilliant exposition of good design practice... -British Journal of Educational Technology Internet Environments for Science Education provides a detailed, positive, and practical guide to the new forms of teaching, curriculum organization, and research that are necessary if we are to capitalize on the potential of computers and the Internet to revolutionize education. Although Linn, Davis, and Bell concentrate on science, researchers and teachers of all subjects will value the principles and methods that they describe. -Richard White Emeritus Professor, Monash University Mining the ambitious and prolific program of research conducted by Professor Linn and her colleagues, E. Davis and P. Bell, this volume offers a broad range of intellectual and material resources for supporting the design, enactment, and evaluation of inquiry-based science teaching to advance students' scientific concepts and reasoning. It is distinguished by its principled treatment of the affordances of technology in interplay with the rich, dynamic, and complex contexts of classroom communities. -Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar University of Michigan Marcia Linn, with Elizabeth Davis and Philip Bell, unite basic cognitive research with high quality practical advice on how to run successful science classrooms. -Naomi Miyake Chukyo University

The major strengths of this book are that the editors see such environments as pedagogical/educational tools to help teach inquiry (as epistemology) instead of using inquiry to teach science, the very strong psychological basis for learning and instruction provided, and the brilliant exposition of good design practice... -British Journal of Educational Technology Internet Environments for Science Education provides a detailed, positive, and practical guide to the new forms of teaching, curriculum organization, and research that are necessary if we are to capitalize on the potential of computers and the Internet to revolutionize education. Although Linn, Davis, and Bell concentrate on science, researchers and teachers of all subjects will value the principles and methods that they describe. -Richard White Emeritus Professor, Monash University Mining the ambitious and prolific program of research conducted by Professor Linn and her colleagues, E. Davis and P. Bell, this volume offers a broad range of intellectual and material resources for supporting the design, enactment, and evaluation of inquiry-based science teaching to advance students' scientific concepts and reasoning. It is distinguished by its principled treatment of the affordances of technology in interplay with the rich, dynamic, and complex contexts of classroom communities. -Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar University of Michigan Marcia Linn, with Elizabeth Davis and Philip Bell, unite basic cognitive research with high quality practical advice on how to run successful science classrooms. -Naomi Miyake Chukyo University

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Marcia C. Linn (University of California, Berkeley), Elizabeth A. Davis (University of Michigan) and Philip Bell (University of Washington)

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