An atom is known by the company it keeps: a constructionist learning environment for Materials Science using multi-agent simulation

Blikstein, P. and Wilensky, U. (2006, April). An atom is known by the company it keeps: a constructionist learning environment for Materials Science using multi-agent simulation. In D. Abrahamson (Org.), U. Wilensky (Chair), and M. Eisenberg (Discussant), Small steps for agents... giant steps for students?: Learning with agentbased models. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

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