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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Lee, Youngmin; Baylor, Amy L.; Nelson, David W. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2005
The purpose of this article is to provide five empirically-derived guidelines for knowledge map construction tools that facilitate problem solving. First, the combinational representation principle proposes that conceptual and corresponding procedural knowledge should be represented together (rather than separately) within the knowledge map.…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Problem Solving, Design Requirements, Computer Uses in Education
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Baylor, Amy L. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2004
While there has been a significant amount of research on technical issues regarding the development of agent-based learning environments (e.g., see the special issue of Journal of "Interactive Learning Research," 10(3/4)), there is less information regarding cognitive foundations for these environments. The management of control is a prime issue…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Mentors, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design
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Baylor, Amy L. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2001
Discussion of intelligent agents and their use in computer learning environments focuses on cognitive considerations. Presents four dimension of control that should be considered in designing agent-based learning environments: learner control, from constructivist to instructivist; feedback; relationship of learner to agent; and learner confidence…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment