Instruction: Theoretical and Applied PerspectivesRonna F. Dillon, James Pellegrino Instruction highlights the ongoing research of military and academic communities--research aimed at developing new approaches in the instruction of complex intellectual processes and skills. Representative work includes learning procedural tasks and learning text comprehension processes in various environments such as computer-managed instructional settings. A variety of technological factors relevant to developing training materials for computerized environments is also presented. In addition, new domains such as learning map interpretation skills are included. This major collaborative effort was supported by the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center in San Diego, California. |
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... Examples of operator tasks include mowing a lawn and driving a car . Maintenance / Repair / Assembly Tasks ... example , building a cabinet , constructing an electrical circuit , or assembling a bike . Paper - based Tasks Paper ...
... example ) . For the most part , however , educational experience is bureaucratized , routine , ticket - punching , and predeter- mined almost from the day the recruit enlists . Furthermore , many of the jobs are not very interesting ...
... example , individuals may have spent most of their lives in an arid environment where the streams were dry most of the time . Thus , when they see a symbol on a map for a stream , the image of a dry stream bed may arise . Such map users ...
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Cognitive Factors in Learning and Retention of Procedural Tasks | 47 |
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