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Direct linkLiu, Han-Chin; Chuang, Hsueh-Hua – Interactive Learning Environments, 2011
This study investigated how the format of verbal instructions in computer simulations and prior knowledge (PK) affected 8th graders' cognitive load (CL) level and achievement in a multimedia learning environment. Although PK was not found to significantly affect student performance and CL level, instruction format was found to impact both.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Prior Learning, Grade 8
Peer reviewedAbrams, Eleanor; Southerland, Sherry; Cummins, Catherine – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Describes trends in students' explanations of biological change in organisms. Student responses to questions on how graphically depicted phenomena occur were analyzed and most students were unable to offer causal explanations. (Contains 27 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Educational Strategies
