{"id":44,"date":"2015-03-07T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T19:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:14:58","slug":"home-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/","title":{"rendered":"Immersive Science Learning Environment Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/water-looking-up-photo-story-gradiant.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/water-looking-up-photo-story-gradiant.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/water-looking-up-photo-story-gradiant.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/water-looking-up-photo-story-gradiant.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/water-looking-up-photo-story-gradiant.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/water-looking-up-photo-story-gradiant.jpg 990w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1113px) 100vw, 1113px\"\n\t\talt=\"water looking up\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 43% 53%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69d0dd17578df\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span><small>Immersive Science Learning Environment Lab<\/small><\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>The ISLE Lab is dedicated to the study of learning environments that seek to build students\u2019 grasp of scientific practices while simultaneously developing an understanding of disciplinary concepts. We are particularly interested in students\u2019 engagement in argumentation as a learning tool in science and resources that students leverage to engage and learn in these environments. While our work over the past 4 &#8211; 5 years has focused on undergraduate biology contexts, we do occasionally run studies in K-12 settings as there are some fundamental similarities in learning science across these levels.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row equalize wsu-spacing-after--large wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/teamwork-secondary.jpg\" alt=\"Many people putting their hands together in the middle of a circle.\" class=\"wp-image-2180\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seeding collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is substantial evidence across the social and natural sciences suggesting cohesive groups of individuals are able to outperform individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a 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style=\"color: #a11010;\">PHONE<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>(509) 335-6391 \u2022 <strong><em><span style=\"color: #a11010;\">LOCATION<\/span> <\/em><\/strong>Cleveland Hall Room 236, Pullman, WA 99164<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2018\/12\/College-logos-CAS-and-COE.jpg\" alt=\"WSU College of Eduction and WSU College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University\" class=\"wp-image-295\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p 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