Share Paper: Promoting Middle School Students’ Science Inquiry Skill: The GlobalEd 2 Game

  1. Kimberly Lawless, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
  2. Scott Brown, University of Connecticut, United States
  3. GE2 Team, UCONN/UIC, United States
Monday, June 22 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Salon B

Abstract: The GlobalEd 2 project (GE2) is a 14-week educational simulation designed to promote science inquiry skills among middle school students using a problem-based learning (PBL) approach situated in an international context. The results of a single large-scale implementation are reported (N=597). Results indicate a significant gain in outcomes related to science inquiry skills from pre to post testing for all students beyond that experienced by students in a control condition.