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de Moura Guimaraes, Angelo; Dias, Reinildes – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1992
The HyperCard-based computer-assisted instructional environment described--called the Virtual Computer (VC)--uses simulation to help learners acquire basic concepts about the functioning of computers. Discussion of the instructional design of the program includes Elaboration Theory, four learning phases, use of metaphors and analogies, other…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Hypermedia, Instructional Design
