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The Scientists-in-Action series is a multimedia environment for anchoring science instruction in meaningful contexts. Video anchors are designed according to research-based design principles and used in classroom contexts with adolescents. In two experiments, students who worked with an episode about a chemical spill showed gains in content knowledge and more positive attitudes toward science and scientists than did students who did not see the episode.
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Goldman, S.R. et al. (1994). Multimedia Environments for Enhancing Science Instruction. In: Vosniadou, S., De Corte, E., Mandl, H. (eds) Technology-Based Learning Environments. NATO ASI Series, vol 137. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79149-9_12
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