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Virk, Satyugjit Singh – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Previous cognitive models of memory have not comprehensively taken into account the internal cognitive load of chunking isolated information and have emphasized the external cognitive load of visual presentation only. Under the Virk Long Term Working Memory Multimedia Model of cognitive load, drawing from the Cowan model, students presented with…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Representation, Visualization, Cognitive Processes
Srivastava, Siddharth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research in the field of Automated Planning is largely focused on the problem of constructing plans or sequences of actions for going from a specific initial state to a goal state. The complexity of this task makes it desirable to find "generalized" plans which can solve multiple problem instances from a class of similar problems. Most approaches…
Descriptors: Knowledge Representation, Planning, Models, Automation
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Chan, Lap Ki; Cheng, Maurice M. W. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2011
Although high-fidelity digital models of human anatomy based on actual cross-sectional images of the human body have been developed, reports on the use of physical models in anatomy teaching continue to appear. This article aims to examine the common features shared by these physical models and analyze their educational value based on the…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Instruction, Human Body, Models
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Kuo, Rita; Lien, Wei-Peng; Chang, Maiga; Heh, Jia-Sheng – Educational Technology & Society, 2004
This paper proposes a methodology to calculate both the difficulty of the basic problems and the difficulty of solving a problem. The method to calculate the difficulty of problem is according to the process of constructing a problem, including Concept Selection, Unknown Designation, and Proposition Construction. Some necessary measures observed…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Identification, Planning, Difficulty Level