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Publication Date: 2009
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An Approach to Reducing Cognitive Load in the Teaching of Introductory Database Concepts
Bunch, John M.
Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n3 p269-275 2009
This paper presents a goal-based scenario approach to teaching introductory database concepts to undergraduates using two different scaffolding methods. One method, termed "worked-out examples," attempts to reduce extraneous cognitive load by requiring students to complete increasingly complex missing parts of worked out examples. The other method, termed "progressive practice," attempts to reduce intrinsic cognitive load by requiring students to complete increasingly more complex scenarios, beginning with a simple example and culminating in an alternative form of the target scenario. Classroom results with these methods have been positive, and are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Undergraduate Students, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Community Colleges, Vignettes, Formative Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Mathematical Concepts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Databases, Computer Science Education, Database Design, Problem Based Learning, Urban Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, College Students, College Instruction, Programming
Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: jise@appstate.edu; Web site: http://www.jise.appstate.edu/index.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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