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Janicki, Thomas N.; Schell, George P.; Weinroth, Jay – International Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Discusses the increasing amount of educational content on the Internet for both educational and business applications and reviews basic learning theories, instructional design theories, and factors affecting successful Web-based tutorials. Proposes a model synthesizing instructional design pedagogy and Web design concepts. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Design, Internet, Learning Theories
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Pirolli, Peter; Recker, Margaret – Cognition and Instruction, 1994
Two experiments involved an intelligent tutoring system for the Carnegie Mellon University Lisp Tutor using production system theories of transfer and analogical problem solving. Results suggested that acquisition of cognitive skills is facilitated by high degrees of metacognition, which includes higher level monitoring of states of knowledge,…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories, Metacognition
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Sweller, John; Chandler, Paul – Cognition and Instruction, 1994
Four experiments supported the hypothesis that, when learning to use equipment such as computers, if the material to be learned has an intrinsically high degree of interaction between elements, then learning might be facilitated by not having the equipment present. Thus, an analysis of intrinsic and extraneous cognitive load can lead to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, High School Students, Instructional Design, Learning
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Akhras, Fabio N.; Self, John A. – Instructional Science, 2002
Presents an architecture of an intelligent system to support learning that is able to address the issues that arise from constructivist theories of learning in a way that, rather than opposing to the standard intelligent tutoring system architecture, characterizes a broader view in all its components which can be appropriately attuned to address…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer System Design, Constructivism (Learning)