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This research investigates whether educational Monte Carlo simulations of the microkosmos (or microcosmos) can improve both students’ and teachers’ understanding of microscopic processes, which consequently help them explain macroscopic phenomena. It is concluded that our educational software and methodology significantly improves students’ and teachers’ understanding.
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Acknowledgments go to my students Panayiotis Tsakonas, Vasilis Dimopoulos, and Eleni Kyriaki for creating the simulation animation programs during their doctorate theses. I would also like to thank Despoina Imvrioti, Sofia Stragka, and Ourania Gikopoulou for implementing the evaluation of the programs, and finally all my students for their cooperation.
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Kalkanis, G. (2013). From the Scientific to the Educational: Using Monte Carlo Simulations of the Microkosmos for Science Education by Inquiry. In: Tsaparlis, G., Sevian, H. (eds) Concepts of Matter in Science Education. Innovations in Science Education and Technology, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5914-5_14
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