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Training Team Problem Solving Skills: An Event-Based Approach.
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Oser, R. L.; Gualtieri, J. W.; Cannon-Bowers, J. A.; Salas, E. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
Discusses how to train teams in problem-solving skills. Topics include team training, the use of technology, instructional strategies, simulations and training, theoretical framework, and an event-based approach for training teams to perform in naturalistic environments. Contains 68 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Problem Solving, Team Training, Training Methods
Experiments with Computer-Simulated Microworlds: Escaping Both the Narrow Straits of the Laboratory and the Deep Blue Sea of the Field Study.
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Brehmer, Berndt; Dorner, Dietrich – Computers in Human Behavior, 1993
Discusses experimental work with computer-simulated microworlds as a means for overcoming the tension between laboratory research and field research in psychology. Topics addressed include characteristics of microworlds; examples of microworlds; and three approaches to research with microworlds, including the individual differences approach, case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Simulation, Field Studies, Individual Differences
The Effects of Download Delay on Performance and End-User Satisfaction in an Internet Tutorial.
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Davis, Erica S.; Hantula, Donald A. – Computers in Human Behavior, 2001
Describes a study of university students that investigated the effects of a variable unique to Internet-based learning, namely download delay of instructional materials. Discusses a simulated online teaching tool that measured the effects of download delay of images on test performance, time spent on the material, end-user satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Downloading