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ERIC Number: EJ424826
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
Diagrams as Aids to Problem Solving: Their Role in Facilitating Search and Computation.
Winn, William; And Others
Educational Technology, Research and Development, v39 n1 p17-29 1991
Two experiments were conducted with graduate students to test hypotheses regarding the effectiveness of diagrams in which concepts were shown spatially. Response latencies were compared for problems applying kinship rules to information presented in family trees and in lists of statements, and the use of rules to compute responses was examined. (28 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagrams, Family Structure, Genealogy, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Effectiveness, Kinship Terminology, Problem Solving, Reaction Time, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rule Application