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Skulmowski, Alexander; Nebel, Steve; Remmele, Martin; Rey, Günter Daniel – Educational Psychology Review, 2022
The use of realistic visualizations has gained considerable interest due to the proliferation of virtual reality equipment. This review is concerned with the theoretical basis, technical implementation, cognitive effects, and educational implications of using realistic visualizations. Realism can be useful for learners, but in several studies,…
Descriptors: Realism, Learning Processes, Visualization, Cognitive Processes
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Hirai, Masahiro; Kanakogi, Yasuhiro – Developmental Science, 2019
The theory of natural pedagogy has proposed that infants can use ostensive signals, including eye contact, infant-directed speech, and contingency to learn from others. However, the role of bodily gestures, such as hand-waving, in social learning has been largely ignored. To address this gap in the literature, this study sought to determine…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Teaching Methods, Infants, Infant Behavior
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Tsybulsky, Dina – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
The article presents a research study that examined the ways in which digital curation promotes personalized learning, as well as the students' experiences of this learning process. The study was conducted in the context of K-12 education. Participants spent three months on a project that included curating a personalized digital collection. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Education, Learning Processes, Learning Experience
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Catrysse, Leen; Gijbels, David; Donche, Vincent; De Maeyer, Sven; Van den Bossche, Piet; Gommers, Luci – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
This study starts from the observation that current empirical research on students' processing strategies in higher education has mainly focused on the use of self-report instruments to measure students' general preferences towards processing strategies. In contrast, there is a rather limited use of more direct and online observation techniques to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Preferences, Task Analysis
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Weisberg, Steven M.; Newcombe, Nora S. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
Research on the existence of cognitive maps and on the cognitive processes that support effective navigation has often focused on functioning across individuals. However, there are pronounced individual differences in navigation proficiency, which need to be explained and which can illuminate our understanding of cognitive maps and effective…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Short Term Memory, Individual Differences
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Koopman, Maaike; Den Brok, Perry; Beijaard, Douwe; Teune, Peter – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate relations between goal orientations, information processing strategies and development of conceptual knowledge of pre-vocational secondary education students (n = 719; 14 schools). Students' preferences for certain types of goals and information processing strategies were examined using questionnaires.…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Secondary School Students, Prevocational Education, Goal Orientation