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Direct linkRieber, Lloyd P.; Tzeng, Shyh-Chii; Tribble, Kelly – Learning and Instruction, 2004
The purpose of this research was to explore how adult users interact and learn during an interactive computer-based simulation supplemented with brief multimedia explanations of the content. A total of 52 college students interacted with a computer-based simulation of Newton's laws of motion in which they had control over the motion of a simple…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Computer Simulation, Multimedia Instruction, College Students
Peer reviewedLeutner, Detlev – Learning and Instruction, 1993
System-initiated adaptive advice and learner-requested nonadaptive background information were investigated in computer simulation game experiments with 64 seventh graders, 38 college students, and 80 seventh and eighth graders in Germany. Results are discussed in terms of theories of problem solving, intelligence, memory, and information…
Descriptors: Background, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
