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McIlroy, Rich C.; Stanton, Neville A.; Remington, Bob – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate novices learning to use a mission planning system. Novice participants received one training session, followed by three test sessions. This was compared to expert performance. During the test sessions, all participants were required to "think aloud", based on Ericsson and Simon's (Ericsson, K.A. and…
Descriptors: Expertise, Protocol Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Military Science
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Hume, Kara; Reynolds, Beth – Preventing School Failure, 2010
Work systems provide visual information and organization for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and assist in increasing on-task behavior and productivity while simultaneously decreasing adult prompting. Work systems are a core component of the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children…
Descriptors: Autism, Ability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Stimuli
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Cohen-Mimran, Ravit; Sapir, Shimon – Dyslexia, 2007
The role of central auditory processing in reading skill development and reading disorders is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine whether individuals with specific reading disabilities (SRD) have deficits in processing rapidly presented, serially ordered non-speech auditory signals. To this end, we compared 12 children with SRD and…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Test Results, Intervals, Time on Task
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Hawkins, James; Skinner, Christopher H.; Oliver, Renee – School Psychology Review, 2005
Assignments were altered to determine if interspersing additional briefer and easier mathematics problems enhanced students' accuracy on longer, more difficult target problems across two types of mathematics assignments. Students (N = 52) from three fifth-grade classes completed six math assignments incorporating two task demands and three…
Descriptors: Assignments, Problem Solving, Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction
Silfen, Roberta; Howes, Anthony C. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Describes a summer school computer-assisted reading program and reports on differences in student attitudes, time on task, and skill mastery resulting from either teacher-based instruction or a combination of computer-assisted and teacher-based instruction. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
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Pedaste, M.; Sarapuu, T.; Outcomes of Education – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
The aim of the present study was to investigate those factors influencing performance in solving story problems in a web-based environment. A situational simulation, "Hiking across Estonia," was explored by two samples of voluntary groups of students, comprising 65 and 50 groups, respectively. They solved 25 ecological and environmental story…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cluster Grouping, Computer Assisted Instruction, Skill Development
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Smidt, Mandy L.; Cress, Cynthia J. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
The present study assessed mastery behaviors in toddlers with physical impairment during object and social play interaction with their parents. Poor mastery motivation in object play of children with physical impairments has been attributed to difficulty in independently structuring tasks, limited experience in play effectiveness, and frequent…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Persistence, Motivation, Receptive Language