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Direct linkvan der Spek, Erik D.; Wouters, Pieter; van Oostendorp, Herre – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Serious games have a great potential for training and educating people in novel and engaging ways. However, little empirical research has been done on the effectiveness of serious games, and although early findings do point to a moderately positive direction, even less is known about why some games succeed in effectively educating while others do…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Instructional Design, Crisis Management, Guidelines
Cheon, Jongpil; Grant, Michael M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a metaphorical interface on germane cognitive load in Web-based instruction. Based on cognitive load theory, germane cognitive load is a cognitive investment for schema construction and automation. A new instrument developed in a previous study was used to measure students' mental activities…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Cues, Web Based Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Jones, Karrie A.; Vermette, Paul J.; Jones, Jennifer L. – Education, 2009
Planning engaging and effective lessons for middle and high school learners is one of the fundamental components of successful secondary teaching (Skowron 2001; Butt, 2006). While Wiggins & McTighe (1998) have set forth a framework for "backwards planning" in unit design, this article provides a framework for employing backwards planning in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Middle School Students, Integrated Activities, Cognitive Structures
Peer reviewedHwang, Ahn-Sook – Instructional Science, 1996
Examines two conflicting educational theories: constructivism and positivism. Constructivism sees human knowledge of the external environment as constructed and based upon the subjective observer, whereas positivism sees knowledge as fixed for scientific testing. Discusses their implications in the field of instructional development and recommends…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment, Educational Theories
