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MacPherson, Randall T. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1998
Cognitive technical skills assessments, the Group Embedded Figures Test, Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking assessment, and a problem-solving inventory were completed by 15 maintenance technicians. Near-transfer problem-solving skills were predicted by cognitive ability, years of experience, and critical thinking. Field dependence/independence and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, Paraprofessional Personnel, Problem Solving
Jonassen, David H.; Henning, Philip – Educational Technology, 1999
Explores the utility of mental models as learning outcomes in using complex and situated learning environments. Describes two studies: one aimed at eliciting mental models in the heads of novice refrigeration technicians, and the other an ethnographic study eliciting knowledge and models within the community of experienced refrigeration…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Ethnography
Brown, A. O., III; Fulkerson, Dan, Ed. – 1985
This manual is the third of a three-text microcomputer service and repair series. This text is designed to assist instructors in teaching service and repair procedures for floppy disk drives, printers, and monitors. The manual contains five units. Each instructional unit includes some or all of these basic components: performance objectives,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Electronics, Equipment Maintenance