Developing and Using Computer Models to Understand Epidemics

Autor/inn/en	Xiang, Lin; Diamond, Scott
Titel	Developing and Using Computer Models to Understand Epidemics
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 89 (2022) 3, S.70-78 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; COVID-19; Pandemics; Computer Simulation; Behavior; Interaction; Technology Uses in Education; Misconceptions; Epidemiology; Public Health; Mobility; Communicable Diseases; Immunization Programs; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Interaktion; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Missverständnis; Epidemiologie; Gesundheitswesen; Mobilität; Mobilitätsförderung; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Immunisierung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	Over the past year, educators have developed curricula teaching about the COVID-19 pandemic (Reed 2020; Royce 2020; Sadler et al. 2020). Many of these curricula feature computer simulations of epidemic dynamics (Kelter 2020; Sadler et al. 2020). Because an epidemic pattern is an emergent property of interacting human behaviors, it is crucial for students to recognize the mechanism of its emergence. This article describes an eight-day unit in which students develop their own epidemic simulations and use them to investigate how individual human behaviors and interactions give rise to the epidemic dynamics at the population level. NetLogo (Wilensky 1999), a beginner-friendly, agent-based computer modeling tool, is used to empower students to design and modify their simulations. They collect data, identify patterns, and use mathematical and computational thinking to understand infectious disease spread and control. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01