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Park, Ok-choon – Educational Technology, 1994
Defines instructional roles of dynamic visual displays (DVDs), including animation and interactive video, and provides guidelines for using them in media-based instruction. Topics addressed include theoretical bases; examples of strategic applications of DVDs; six instructional conditions for using DVDs; and considerations for the design and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Educational Media

Murayama, Isao – Human Development, 1994
Proposes causal field theory as a model of causal reasoning. Suggests that anomaly detection through comparison with natural events triggers causal reasoning. This anomaly is interpreted in terms of agency; therefore, natural phenomena can be understood through an appeal to agency. The mechanism proposed never changes with development, whereas…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attribution Theory, Children, Cognitive Development