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Imhof, Birgit; Scheiter, Katharina; Edelmann, Jorg; Gerjets, Peter – Computers & Education, 2013
This study investigated how enriching visualizations with arrows indicating the motion of objects may help in conveying dynamic information: Multiple static-simultaneous visualizations with motion-indicating arrows were compared with either multiple visualizations without arrows or a single visualization with arrows. Seventy-one students were…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cues, Motion, Comparative Analysis
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Lorenzo, Gonzalo; Pomares, Jorge; Lledo, Asuncion – Computers & Education, 2013
This paper presents the use of immersive virtual reality systems in the educational intervention with Asperger students. The starting points of this study are features of these students' cognitive style that requires an explicit teaching style supported by visual aids and highly structured environments. The proposed immersive virtual reality…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, Asperger Syndrome
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Andreas, Konstantinidis; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Terzidou, Theodouli; Pomportsis, Andreas – Computers & Education, 2010
In this paper we examine the transferability of the Jigsaw and Fishbowl collaborative learning techniques to the Second Life platform. Our aim is to assess the applicability of Second Life for collaborative learning by developing virtual tools and metaphors and exploiting the representational richness of this novel medium. In order to enhance the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Figurative Language