Entertaining evolution: Understanding science from animations

Camillia F. Matuk; David H. Uttal

Entertaining evolution: Understanding science from animations

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Abstract

At a natural history museum in Chicago, a series of animations puts a humourous spin on important concepts of evolution. These short films demonstrate the tensions between design goals that include both entertainment and education, and raise important questions about the use of animation for teaching complex processes such as evolution. This study reports the findings from clinical interviews with museum visitors and students on their understanding of evolution from watching these animations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	93-94
Number of pages	2
Journal	Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Issue number	PART 3
State	Published - 2008
Event	International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ing a Learning World - 8th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2008 - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: Jun 23 2008 → Jun 28 2008

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Human-Computer Interaction
Education

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