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Using Computational Simulations to Confront Students' Mental Models
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Rodrigues, R.; Carvalho, P. Simeão – Physics Education, 2014
In this paper we show an example of how to use a computational simulation to obtain visual feedback for students' mental models, and compare their predictions with the simulated system's behaviour. Additionally, we use the computational simulation to incrementally modify the students' mental models in order to accommodate new data,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Science Instruction, Physics, Cognitive Structures
Virtual Worlds and the Learner Hero: How Today's Video Games Can Inform Tomorrow's Digital Learning Environments
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Rigby, C. Scott; Przybylski, Andrew K. – Theory and Research in Education, 2009
Participation in expansive video games called "virtual worlds" has become a mainstream leisure activity for tens of millions of people around the world. The growth of this industry and the strong motivational appeal of these digital worlds invite a closer examination as to how educators can learn from today's virtual worlds in the development of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Simulation, Self Determination, Social Theories
Stella, A Simulation Construction Kit: Cognitive Process and Educational Implications.
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Steed, Marlo – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
This document describes the construction/simulation software called Stella which can be used in the investigation of dynamic causal models. Topics considered are its built-in perspective of system dynamics and capabilities, its potential drawbacks, and its cognitive implications for educational applications. (JJK)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Computer Simulation
Instructional Simulation from a Cognitive Psychology Viewpoint.
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Thurman, Richard A. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Examines implications from cognitive psychology which are important for the design of microcomputer-based instructional simulations. Topics addressed include cognitive structure, including schemata and mental models; cognitive and metacognitive strategies; automaticity of cognitive processes; and affect, or the motivational appeal. (Contains 86…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures
Training Problem-Solving Skills--Part 2: Design Guidelines Based on Cognitive Psychology.
Taylor, David; Clark, Ruth – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Discussion of differences between problem-solving techniques of novices and experts suggests that both the experts' mental model and common novice problems can be derived from analyses of several expert and novice protocols. Three instructional strategies based on these differences are discussed, including the use of a computer simulation to solve…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation
Review of Research on the Cognitive Effects of Computer-Assisted Learning.
Mandinach, E.; And Others – 1983
This review of the research on the cognitive effects of computer-assisted instruction begins with an overview of the ACCCEL (Assessing Cognitive Consequences of Computer Environments for Learning) research program at the University of California at Berkeley, which consists of several interrelated studies examining the acquisition of such higher…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures