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Download full textForsyth, Carol; Pavlik, Philip, Jr.; Graesser, Arthur C.; Cai, Zhiqiang; Germany, Mae-lynn; Millis, Keith; Dolan, Robert P.; Butler, Heather; Halpern, Diane – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2012
"OperationARIES!" is an Intelligent Tutoring System that teaches scientific inquiry skills in a game-like atmosphere. Students complete three different training modules, each with natural language conversations, in order to acquire deep-level knowledge of 21 core concepts of research methodology (e.g., correlation does not mean…
Descriptors: Learning, Cognitive Processes, Logical Thinking, Scientific Methodology
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Direct linkBjork, Elizabeth Ligon; Storm, Benjamin C. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2011
Research on how individuals monitor their level of comprehension during study paints a picture of learners as being insensitive to many of the factors or conditions of learning that can enhance long-term retention and transfer. In previous research, however, deWinstanley and Bjork (2004) demonstrated that learners--if made sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Testing, Cognitive Processes, Metacognition, Experiments
Mayer, Richard E.; Griffith, Emily; Jurkowitz, Ilana T. N.; Rothman, Daniel – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2008
In Experiment 1, students received an illustrated booklet, PowerPoint presentation, or narrated animation that explained 6 steps in how a cold virus infects the human body. The material included 6 high-interest details mainly about the role of viruses in sex or death (high group) or 6 low-interest details consisting of facts and health tips about…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Science Instruction, Instructional Materials
