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标题：Using PhET™ interactive simulation plate tectonics for initial teacher education
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作者：Bento Cavadas ; Sara Aboim
期刊名称：Geoscience Communication
印刷版ISSN：2569-7102
电子版ISSN：2569-7110
出版年度：2021
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：43-56
DOI：10.5194/gc-4-43-2021
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：Abstract. Using digital educational resources (DERs) in science education is an effective way of promoting students' content knowledge of complex natural processes. This work presents the usage of the digital educational resource CreativeLab_Sci&Math | Plate Tectonics, designed for exploring the PhET™ Plate Tectonics simulator, in the context of the education of pre-service teachers (PSTs) in Portugal. The performance of the PSTs was analysed based on the five tasks into which the DER was organized. Results show that the DER contributed to the successful achievement of the following learning outcomes for PSTs: describing the differences between the oceanic crust and continental crust regarding temperature, density, composition and thickness, associating the plate tectonic movements with their geological consequences, and identifying the plate tectonic movements that cause the formation of some geological structures. Results also show that PSTs considered the PhET™ Plate Tectonics simulator a contributor to their learning about plate tectonics.