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Initial Inductive Learning in a Complex Computer Simulated Environment: The Role of Metacognitive Skills and Intellectual Ability.
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Veenman, M. V. J.; Prins, F. J.; Elshout, J. J. – Computers in Human Behavior, 2002
Discusses conceptual knowledge acquisition using computer simulation and describes a study of undergraduates that examined the role of metacognitive skillfulness and intellectual ability during initial inductive learning with a complex computer simulation. Results showed that metacognitive skillfulness was positively related to learning behavior…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Higher Education
Effects of Psychology Courseware Use on Computer Anxiety in Students.
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Lambert, Matthew E.; Lenthall, Gerard – Computers in Human Behavior, 1989
Describes study that examined the relationship between computer anxiety and the use of psychology courseware in an undergraduate abnormal psychology class using four computerized case simulations. Comparisons of pretest and posttest computer anxiety measures are described, and the relationship between computer anxiety/attitudes and computer use is…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Effects of Download Delay on Performance and End-User Satisfaction in an Internet Tutorial.
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Davis, Erica S.; Hantula, Donald A. – Computers in Human Behavior, 2001
Describes a study of university students that investigated the effects of a variable unique to Internet-based learning, namely download delay of instructional materials. Discusses a simulated online teaching tool that measured the effects of download delay of images on test performance, time spent on the material, end-user satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Downloading
The Efficacy of Interactive Video for Teaching Basic Classroom Management Skills to Pre-Service Teachers.
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Overbaugh, Richard C. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1995
Describes a study that examined the effects of an interactive video computer-aided simulation program on instructing preservice education majors in classroom management issues. Topics include student achievement, class rank, stages of concern, computer anxiety, learning modality, the Classroom Management Achievement Test, and student reactions.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Class Rank, Classroom Techniques