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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24705| Appears in Collections: | Computing Science and Mathematics Conference Papers and Proceedings |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Author(s): | Ameerbakhsh, Omair Maharaj, Savi Hussain, Amir Paine, C E Timothy Taiksi, Solene |
| Contact Email: | savi@cs.stir.ac.uk |
| Title: | An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology |
| Citation: | Ameerbakhsh O, Maharaj S, Hussain A, Paine CET & Taiksi S (2016) An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology. In: 2016 15th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET). ITHET 2016: 15th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, Istanbul, Turkey, 08.09.2016-10.09.2016. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2016.7760725 |
| Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2016 |
| Date Deposited: | 15-Dec-2016 |
| Conference Name: | ITHET 2016: 15th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training |
| Conference Dates: | 2016-09-08 - 2016-09-10 |
| Conference Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the effectiveness of interactive simulation for teaching a selected complex subject, Ecology, in higher education. Specifically, we carry out a lab intervention using interactive agent based simulation, to teach the complex concept of spatially-explicit predator prey interaction to undergraduate students of an advanced module: BIOU9CE (Community Ecology & Conservation Applications) at the University of Stirling. We propose use of Netlogo, an interactive agent-based simulation tool, and evaluate its effectiveness for learning and teaching of interactive simulation developed specifically for the classroom, compared with an existing, less interactive, simulation tool (R). |
| Status: | AM - Accepted Manuscript |
| Rights: | © 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. |
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