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Why Interactivity Works: Interactive Priming of Mental Rotation
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Smith, Glenn Gordon; Olkun, Sinan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2005
This study has important implications for microworlds such as Logo, HyperGami, and Newton's World, which use interaction to learn spatial mental models for science, math, geometry, etc. This study tested the hypothesis that interactively rotating (dragging) virtual shapes primes mental rotation. The independent variable was observation vs.…
Descriptors: Interaction, Computer Uses in Education, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes
Processing and Memory of Color, Contour, and Pattern Found in Computer Digitized Color Pictures for Elementary Children.
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Marschalek, Douglas G. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Describes study of children in grades one, three, and five that examined their active processing and short term memory (STM) of color, contour, and interior pattern of shapes found in computer digitized pictures. Age-related differences are examined, and the role of processing visual information in the learning process is discussed. (12…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Color
Developmental Differences in Children's Production and Recall of Information as a Function of Computer Presentational Features.
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Calvert, Sandra L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Describes a study conducted with kindergartners and second graders that examined developmental differences in children's production and recall of information presented via a computer presentation. Highlights include children's information processing skills; action and verbal labels; story versus list formats; and production and recall scores.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Child Development, Cognitive Processes