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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... steps ( " first do this , next do that , etc. " ) , are usually sequentially presented , and include specific declarative information about the system , device , and steps the task contains . The explanatory material in linear ...
... steps . They suggested that constructing a representation to present the learner with additional explanatory material ( making it hierarchical ) would be easier than confining the representation to steps . To test this , they composed ...
... steps . The mechanism they considered was that of preactivation ; that is , some steps contain concepts previously mentioned in an explanatory statement and these " preactivated " steps required less processing . Second , subjects made ...
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Cognitive Factors in Learning and Retention of Procedural Tasks | 47 |
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Instruction: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives Ronna F. Dillon,James Pellegrino No preview available - 1991 |