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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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Kirschner, Femke; Paas, Fred; Kirschner, Paul A.; Janssen, Jeroen – Learning and Instruction, 2011
The effectiveness and efficiency of individual versus collaborative learning was investigated as a function of instructional format among 140 high school students in the domain of biology. The instructional format either emphasized worked examples, which needed to be studied or the equivalent problems, which needed to be solved. Because problem…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, Biology
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Gulikers, Judith T. M.; Kester, Liesbeth; Kirschner, Paul A.; Bastiaens, Theo J. – Learning and Instruction, 2008
Does authentic assessment or the perception of it affect how students study and learn? Does practical experience affect how assessment authenticity is perceived? And does practical experience influence how an authentic assessment affects student learning? Mixed methods design yielded insight into the answers to these questions. This article…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Program Effectiveness, Skill Development, Student Evaluation
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Beers, Pieter J.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A.; Kirschner, Paul A.; Gijselaers, Wim H. – Learning and Instruction, 2007
CSCL research has given rise to a plethora of analysis methods, all with specific analysis goals, units of analysis, and for specific types of data (chat, threaded discussions, etc.). This article describes some challenges of CSCL-analysis. The development of an analysis method for negotiation processes in multidisciplinary teams serves as an…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Research Methodology, Data Analysis
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Nadolski, Rob J.; Kirschner, Paul A.; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Learning and Instruction, 2006
Whole tasks for acquiring complex skills are often too difficult for novices. To solve this problem, "process support" divides the problem solving into phases, offers driving questions, and provides feedback. A multimedia program was used to teach sophomore law students ("N"=82) to prepare and carry out a plea. In a randomised 2x2 design with the…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Learning Processes, Legal Education (Professions), Problem Solving
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Kirschner, Paul A. – Learning and Instruction, 2002
Introduces six articles on the instructional implications of cognitive load theory (CLT). CLT is based on a cognitive architecture that consists of a limited working memory, with partly independent processing units for visual and audio information, which interacts with an unlimited long-term memory. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Instructional Design, Long Term Memory