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ERIC Number: EJ478002
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
Instructional Simulation from a Cognitive Psychology Viewpoint.
Thurman, Richard A.
Educational Technology, Research and Development, v41 n4 p75-89 1993
Examines implications from cognitive psychology which are important for the design of microcomputer-based instructional simulations. Topics addressed include cognitive structure, including schemata and mental models; cognitive and metacognitive strategies; automaticity of cognitive processes; and affect, or the motivational appeal. (Contains 86 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Microcomputers, Motivation, Schemata (Cognition)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Automatization; Mental Models