Zaps, Booms and Whistles in Educational Software.

Jaeger, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ370674

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Zaps, Booms and Whistles in Educational Software.

Jaeger, Michael

Computing Teacher, v15 n6 p20-22 Mar 1988

Describes a study that examined the effects of various computer reinforcement responses, including graphics and/or sound, on students' attentiveness to the program. Implications for educational software design are discussed. (CLB)

Descriptors: Attention, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Habituation, Microcomputers, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Reinforcement, Secondary Education, Sensory Experience, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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