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Direct linkRepetto, Claudia; Colombo, Barbara; Riva, Giuseppe – SAGE Open, 2015
This article presents a study performed to investigate the role of simulation in second language learning while using a virtual environment. Participants were asked to explore a virtual park while learning 15 new Czech verbs (action verbs that describe movements performed with either the hand or the foot, and abstract verbs). This learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Slavic Languages, Verbs, Computer Simulation
Kahan, Todd A.; Mathis, Katherine M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
An online demonstration, designed to enhance comprehension of Sternberg's (1966) short-term memory scanning task, involved rapidly searching under virtual cups for a ball. We randomly assigned students to 1 of 3 groups, all of whom read the same textbook description of Sternberg's work: A demonstration group used 3 search methods to look for balls…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Short Term Memory, Control Groups, Reaction Time
