A Research Of The Models Of The Application Of Computer Simulation Into Scientific Discovery Learning

Computer simulation can offer an open exploring learning environment for the learners, therefore, is often regarded as an instrument for the scientific discovery learning. But most of the present simulation-based scientific discovery learning researches explore and perfect the teaching functions of the computer simulation from the aspect of educational technology or the aspect of educational psychology. However, there are few researches that explore the application of computer simulation into the specific subject teaching. The present perspectives of research are mostly limited to the improvement of design of the situations of computer simulation to integrate more teaching functions. While there are still few researches on the models that explore the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning on the ground of the activity structure of scientific discovery learning.Based upon the present researches, we analyze the activity structure of scientific discovery learning. And at the same time, based upon the teaching situation and the earlier investigation, we place computer simulation as an experimenting and exploring aspect for the scientific discovery learning so as to offer a environment of experimenting and exploring for the students. Grounded upon this, we design the basic model and the integrate model of computer simulation that applies into the scientific discovery learning in middle school physics. Through testing the effects of the above two models, we check the effects of application of computer simulation into the scientific discovery learning and the influence upon the students, and explore the effective model of the application of computer simulation into the scientific discovery learning in middle school physics.Experiment one proves the effects of the basic model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning. Compared with the model of scientific discovery learning which are based upon the real situation, the results are as follows:1. The basic model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning shows almost significant promoting effects upon the students' mastery of the principle knowledge;2. The basic model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning shows significant promoting effects upon the students' intuitional understanding;3. The basic model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning shows significant promoting effects upon the students' ability of the flexible application of the knowledge;4. While computer simulation promotes the students' scientific discovery learning, it alsoshows some negative effects.Aiming at the results of experiment one, we modify the basic model in experiment two, and integrate the real situation. Compared with the scientific discovery learning model that is based upon the real situation experiment, the results show that:1. The integrate model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning shows very significant promoting effects upon the students' mastery of the principle knowledge;2. The integrate model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning shows no significant promoting effects upon the students' intuitional understanding;3. The integrate model of the application of computer simulation into scientific discovery learning shows significant promoting effects upon the students' ability of the flexible application of the knowledge;4. The students' physics basis have very significant effects upon their scientific discovery learning;5. The integrate situation model basically realizes the complementary advantages between computer simulation situation experiments and the real situation experiments, but it exposes some drawbacks in the aspect of students' understanding of the nature of experiment exploring and students' changing of...