A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Connections: The Facilitative Effects of Diagrams on Mental Model Development and Task Performance.

Fiore, Stephen M.; Cuevas, Haydee M.; Oser, Randall L.

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ERIC Number: EJ668318

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Connections: The Facilitative Effects of Diagrams on Mental Model Development and Task Performance.

Fiore, Stephen M.; Cuevas, Haydee M.; Oser, Randall L.

Computers in Human Behavior, v19 n2 p185-99 Mar 2003

Describes a study of undergraduates that investigated the influence of training format on knowledge structure development and how differing knowledge structure measurement techniques can be used to best assess training effectiveness. Manipulated the presence of diagrams in a computer-based training tutorial to assess mental model development and knowledge acquisition. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Diagrams, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Programmed Tutoring, Training Methods, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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