List of Tables

Table 1 - Best Practices for Effective Education

Table 2 - Comparison of Apple’s Instruction and Knowledge Construction Practices

Table 3 - Single Group Instructional Strategy Example

Table 4 - Group by Treatment Matrix

Table 5 - Schedule Development for Virtual Environment Development

Table 6 - Object Matrix Example

Table 7 - Behavioral Characteristics for Object Interactions

Table 8 - Final Object/Interaction Master

Table 9 - Concept Map Means for Pre- and Post-tests, and Built vs. Chosen Environments

Table 10 - Concept Map Means for Pre- and Post-tests by Treatment

Table 11 - Rating Criteria for Interview Logs

Table 12 - Mean Scores for Interview Data by Group

Table 13 - Survey Essay Response Categories

Table 14 - Use of Icons, Indexes and Symbols in Kellogg Middle School Wetland Environments

Table 16 - Example of a Deductive, Inductive, and Abductive Syllogism

Table 17 - Objective Test by Group Analysis of Variance

Table 18 - Concept Map Pre-Post Score by Group Analysis of Variance

Table 19 - Concept Map Analysis by Pre- and Post-test Scores by Built vs. Chosen World by Group (T1)

Table 20 - Concept Map Constructivist vs. Traditional Pre- and Post-test Analysis of Variance

Table 21 - Concept Map Constructivist vs. No Instruction Pre- and Post-test, Built vs. Chosen Analysis of Variance

Table 22 - Concept Map Constructivist vs. No Instruction Mean Scores Analysis

Table 23 - Concept Map Traditional vs. No Instruction Analysis of Variance

Table 24 - Concept Map Traditional vs. No Instruction Mean Scores Analysis

Table 25 - Interview Data by Group (T1) Analysis of Variance

Table 26 - Interview Data by Built-Experienced and Group (T1) Analysis of Variance

Table 27 - Concept Map Data by VR vs. No VR Analysis of Variance

Table 28 - Concept Map Data by Pre-Post and VR vs. No VR Analysis of Variance

Table 29 - Concept Map Data by Built-Chosen by VR vs. No VR Analysis of Variance

Table 30 - Objective Test Data by VR vs. No VR Analysis of Variance

Table 31 - Objective Test Data by Pre-Post by VR vs. No VR Analysis of Variance