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Bordewieck, Martin; Elson, Malte – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
Troubleshooting is a particular problem-solving process comprising error detection, fault diagnosis, and system restoration. Since automation of systems has become increasingly complex and ubiquitous, troubleshooting skills are crucial to maintain safety and security in a variety of contexts. The planned study aims at examining troubleshooting…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Error Patterns, Visual Aids, Cognitive Style
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Sullivan, Jay; Bush, Francis; Squire, James; Walsh, Vonda – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2013
The use of interactive web-based teaching materials has become an indelible feature of the educational landscape over the last decade especially for technical subjects such as engineering and mathematics. While web-based simulations present great opportunity to provide students with the feedback needed for the acquisition of new concepts, it has…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Web Based Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
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Asiyai, Romina Ifeoma – International Education Studies, 2014
Employing survey research design of the ex-post facto type, this study examined information and community technologies integration in teaching and learning in institutions of higher learning in Delta State, Nigeria. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the investigation. Descriptive statistical tools such as mean and standard…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Technology Integration, Higher Education
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Yurdugül, Halil; Menzi Çetin, Nihal – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem Statement: Learners can access and participate in online learning environments regardless of time and geographical barriers. This brings up the umbrella concept of learner autonomy that contains self-directed learning, self-regulated learning and the studying process. Motivation and learning strategies are also part of this umbrella…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Processes, Outcomes of Education, Self Concept
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Federico, Pat-Anthony – Computers in Human Behavior, 2000
Describes a study conducted at the Naval Postgraduate School to determine student attitudes toward various aspects of network-based instruction. Discusses Internet technology; Web-based education; online learning; learning styles; and results from Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, the Hidden Figures Test, and a number of multivariate procedures.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Higher Education
Philleo, Thomas J. – 1995
Beginning users often exhibit confusion about what it means to be "on" the Internet, and they would likely benefit from a discussion of the scope and structure of Internet connectivity. The problem lies in creating a meaningful visual which would accompany the verbal information. This document discusses an exercise whereby graduate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Networks, Diagrams, Global Approach
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Chou, Chien; Lin, Hua – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1998
Describes a study of college freshmen that investigated the effects of navigation maps and learner cognitive styles on performance in searches for information, on cognitive map development, and on attitudes, within a hypertext learning system. Results indicate map type has significant effects on students' search steps, efficiency, and development…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
Chou, Chien; Lin, Hua – 1997
A study of first-year college students (n=121) in Taiwan investigated the effects of navigation maps and learner cognitive styles on performance in searches for information, estimation of course scope, and the development of cognitive maps within a hypertext learning course. Students were tested to determine level of perceptual field dependence…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Style, College Students, Computer Networks
Champagne, Matthew V. – 1998
This paper focuses on the Interactive and Distance Education Assessment (IDEA) laboratory, an assessment system developed by psychology students and faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York) that incorporated learning styles, teaching styles, and other measures of individual difference into the evaluation of interactive and distance…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Networks