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ERIC Number: EJ484337
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Variability of Worked Examples and Transfer of Geometrical Problem-Solving Skills: A Cognitive-Load Approach.
Paas, Fred G. W. C.; Van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n1 p122-33 Mar 1994
Four computer-based training strategies for geometrical problem solving in the domain of computer numerically controlled machinery programming were studied with 60 Dutch secondary technical school students for effects on training performance, transfer of performance, and cognitive load. Results support the utility of worked examples for transfer enhancement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Numerical Control, Problem Solving, Programming, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Technical Education, Training, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Netherlands; Worked Examples (Mathematics)