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Falkland, Emma C.; Wiggins, Mark W.; Westbrook, Johanna I. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
Although interruptions and breaks are similar insofar as they both offer a momentary recess from the primary task, the premise for the activity in which the operator engages differs. Interruptions impose the requirement to direct resources to complete a task, while breaks offer the opportunity for suspended goal rehearsal. The aim of this study…
Descriptors: Cues, Intervals, Task Analysis, College Students
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Calzada, Maria E.; Gardner, Holly – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2011
The results of a simulation conducted by a research team involving undergraduate and high school students indicate that when data is symmetric the student's "t" confidence interval for a mean is superior to the studied non-parametric bootstrap confidence intervals. When data is skewed and for sample sizes n greater than or equal to 10,…
Descriptors: Intervals, Effect Size, Simulation, Undergraduate Students
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Cendan, Juan C.; Johnson, Teresa R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2011
The Association of American Medical Colleges has encouraged educators to investigate proper linkage of simulation experiences with medical curricula. The authors aimed to determine if student knowledge and satisfaction differ between participation in web-based and manikin simulations for learning shock physiology and treatment and to determine if…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Physiology, Internet