ICLS 2000 Proceedings

Virtual Gorilla Modeling Project: Middle School Students Constructing Virtual Models for Learning

Kenneth E. Hay, Jane Crozier, Michael Barnett, Don Allison,
Meredith Bashaw, Beth Hoos, and Lori Perkins
The University of Georgia
Learning & Performance Support Laboratory
611 Aderhold Hall
Athens, GA 30606
Tel: 706-542-4371, Fax: 706-542-4321
Email: khay@coe.uga.edu

Abstract: The Virtual Gorilla Modeling Project (VGMP) was a research and development project that explored the integration of a prototype pedagogy and immersive virtual reality (VR) environment into Zoo Atlanta's Summer Safari program.

Keywords: virtual reality, modeling, science education

Preferred Citation Format:
Hay, K.E., Crozier, J., Barnett, M., Allison, D., Bashaw, M., Hoos, B., & Perkins, L. (2000). Virtual Gorilla Modeling Project: Middle School Students Constructing Virtual Models for Learning. In B. Fishman & S. O'Connor-Divelbiss (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 212-213). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

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