NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Contract No. DRL-0836206 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation and Contract No. 2008-2457 between the National Academy of Sciences and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Learning science : computer games, simulations, and education / Committee on Science Learning ; Margaret A. Honey and Margaret Hilton, editors.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Science—Study and teaching (Elementary) 2. Science—Study and teaching (Secondary) I. Honey, Margaret. II. Hilton, Margaret. III. National Research Council. Committee on Science Learning.

LB1585.L357 2011

372.35′044—dc22

2011004594

Suggested citation: National Research Council. (2011). Learning Science Through Computer Games and Simulations. Committee on Science Learning: Computer Games, Simulations, and Education, Margaret A. Honey and Margaret L. Hilton, Eds. Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.