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Macaulay, M.; Edmonds, E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
One of the psychological states that can be monitored and influenced during learning in order to improve its various aspects is the state of anxiety, and one possible index of this state is frontal EEG beta. However, frontal EEG beta has also been associated with mental activities. This may imply that frontal EEG beta would not be a reliable index…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Medicine, Neuropsychology, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Nussbaum, E. Michael; Hartley, Kendall; Sinatra, Gale M.; Reynolds, Ralph E.; Bendixen, Lisa D. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
The potential of on-line discussions to prompt greater reflection of course material is often stymied by a tendency of students to agree with one another rather than to formulate counter-arguments. This article describes an experiment using note starters and elaborated cases to encourage counter-argumentation and examines interactions with…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Educational Psychology, Assertiveness