Search Results - "Levy, Sharona T."

Interactions between reasoning about complex systems and conceptual understanding in learning chemistry by Samon, Sigal, Levy, Sharona T.

“…“Complex systems” is a general‐purpose reasoning scheme, used in a wide range of disciplines to make sense of systems with many similar entities. In this…”
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Micro–macro compatibility: When does a complex systems approach strongly benefit science learning? by Samon, Sigal, Levy, Sharona T.

“…The study explores how a complexity approach empowers science learning. A complexity approach represents systems as many interacting entities. The construct of…”
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From feeling forces to understanding forces: The impact of bodily engagement on learning in science by Zohar, Asnat R., Levy, Sharona T.

“…Embodied cognition theories view sensorimotor activity as fundamental to learning, knowing, and reasoning. To investigate the role of physical movement in…”
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Listening to or looking at models: Learning about dynamic complex systems in science among learners who are blind and learners who are sighted by Peleg, Ran, Lahav, Orly, Hagab, Noha, Talis, Vadim, Levy, Sharona T.

“…Background Students who are blind are integrated into public schools in many countries, yet are often excluded from full participation in science since most…”
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On the Inter-Relationships Between Teachers, Technologies, and Children in Makerspace Environments: A Comparative Case Study in Kindergarten Classrooms by Peleg, Adela, Levy, Sharona T.

“…While early childhood education worldwide has become increasingly interested in integrating makerspaces into their curricula, little research has examined how…”
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Promoting learning transfer in science through a complexity approach and computational modeling by Saba, Janan, Hel-Or, Hagit, Levy, Sharona T.

“…This article concerns the synergy between science learning, understanding complexity, and computational thinking (CT), and their impact on near and far…”
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Identifying aspects of complex and technological systems in the mental models of students who constructed computational models of electric circuits by Saba, Janan, Langbeheim, Elon, Hel‐Or, Hagit, Levy, Sharona T.

“…Electricity, especially the flow of current, is a challenging topic for students of all ages. This study conceptualizes students' explanation of electric…”
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Feeling the Forces within Materials: Bringing Inter-Molecular Bonding to the Fore Using Embodied Modelling by Langbeheim, Elon, Levy, Sharona T

“…We developed a computerised simulation that utilises embodied modelling by letting students play the role of particles in a liquid. We compared the learning of…”
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Students' reasoning about chemical bonding: The lacuna of repulsion by Zohar, Asnat R., Levy, Sharona T.

“…This article concerns a lacuna in chemistry students' reasoning about chemical bonding. Although chemistry students are familiar with the charges that make up…”
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Much.Matter.in.Motion: learning by modeling systems in chemistry and physics with a universal programing platform by Saba, Janan, Hel-Or, Hagit, Levy, Sharona T.

“…This paper presents the design and initial learning research with the MMM modeling platform, seeking to advance middle school students' learning through…”
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The Role of Physical and Computer-Based Experiences in Learning Science Using a Complex Systems Approach by Samon, Sigal, Levy, Sharona T.

“…How do different components of a learning environment contribute to learning in science? The study examines the contribution of laboratory experiments and…”
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Kindergarten Children's Learning of Computational Thinking With the "Sorting Like a Computer" Learning Unit by Masarwa, Bayan, Hel-Or, Hagit, Levy, Sharona T.

“…Computational thinking (CT) activities are increasingly being integrated into early childhood schools. We focus on studying children's learning using an…”
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Perception of sonified representations of complex systems by people who are blind by Lahav, Orly, Kittany, Jihad, Levy, Sharona T., Furst, Miriam

“…This research focused on examining the sonification properties that can lead people who are blind to distinguish and to identify different sounds. This…”
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Mining students’ inquiry actions for understanding of complex systems by Levy, Sharona T., Wilensky, Uri

“…This study lies at an intersection between advancing educational data mining methods for detecting students’ knowledge-in-action and the broader question of…”
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Attraction vs. Repulsion -- Learning about Forces and Energy in Chemical Bonding with the ELI-Chem Simulation by Zohar, Asnat R, Levy, Sharona T

“…This work seeks to solve one of the basic problems in chemistry learning: understanding the chemical bond as a dynamic equilibrium between attractive and…”
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Inventing a "Mid Level" to Make Ends Meet: Reasoning between the Levels of Complexity by Levy, Sharona T., Wilensky, Uri

“…There has been a body of emerging research describing students' understanding of complex systems. This research has primarily studied students understanding of…”
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Situated Simulation-Based Learning Environment to Improve Proportional Reasoning in Nursing Students by Dubovi, Ilana, Levy, Sharona T., Dagan, Efrat

“…Proportional reasoning is the basis for most medication calculation processes and is fundamental for high-quality care and patient safety. We designed a…”
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Adherence to diabetes care: Knowledge of biochemical processes has a high impact on glycaemic control among adolescents with type 1 diabetes by Dagan, Efrat, Dubovi, Ilana, Levy, Milana, Zuckerman Levin, Nehama, Levy, Sharona T.

“…Aim To evaluate the impact of patients’ understanding of biochemical processes involved in glucose regulation (causal‐biochemical knowledge) and of diabetes…”
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Working Together: Integrating Computational Modeling Approaches to Investigate Complex Phenomena by Bielik, Tom, Fonio, Ehud, Feinerman, Ofer, Duncan, Ravit Golan, Levy, Sharona T.

“…Complex systems are made up of many entities, whose interactions emerge into distinct collective patterns. Computational modeling platforms can provide a…”
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Young children’s learning of water physics by constructing working systems by Levy, Sharona T.

“…The present study explored young 5–6-year old children’s design-based learning of science through building working physical systems and examined their evolving…”
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