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Peer reviewedAnderson, O. Roger – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
A neuromathematical model of information processing applied to science learning is expanded to include two coefficients representing the motivational state of the learner. The inclusion of these coefficients (which are described) permits modeling of the effects of variations in motivation on the rate and amount of information in learning tasks.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning, Learning Motivation, Mathematical Models
