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Pask, Gordon – 1971
A series of pilot experiments were carried out to investigate the influence of stress induced by load and interference on the acquisition and retention of a path finding skill, and to investigate the relationship between two path finding strategies--retention of strings of instructions and understanding of global relationships--as components of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Flight Training, Generalization
Knutson, Jack Martell – 1967
A study was made to determine how the rate of spelling and the retention of spelling words was influenced by the number and spacing of practice presentations on unlearned words. Sixth-grade students (42) in East Palo Alto were drilled by a computer for 6 weeks on six lists of 12 different spelling words each. They drilled on one list until (1)…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, Independent Study
Download full textAtkinson, Richard C.; Lorton, Paul, Jr. – 1969
Two mathematical models of paired-associate learning were used to develop optimal strategies for presenting spelling words to 42 elementary school children. The study was conducted within a computer-based drill-and-practice project. For the study two computer programs were developed. One program presented and corrected the lists of words. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Educational Technology, Learning Processes
