GOMS Model (Card, Moran & Newell)

…Locate-Line [select: Use-QS-Method/Use-LF-Method] Goal: Modify-Text [select: Use-S-Command/Use-M-Command] Verify-Edit An example of a goal generated to correct a mistake is: Goal: Correct (BadCharacter) Look-At-Display Compare Type (Control-A) Type (CorrectCharacter) Principles To…

Gestalt Theory (Wertheimer)

…and problem-solving. The work of Gibson was strongly influenced by Gestalt theory. Example The classic example of Gestalt principles provided by Wertheimer is children finding the area of parallelograms. As…

Script Theory (R. Schank)

…Schank proposes that XPs are a critical mechanism of creativity . Application Script theory is primarily intended to explain language processing and higher thinking skills. A variety of computer programs…

Triarchic Theory (Robert Sternberg)

…Press. Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (1999) Handbook of creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press. Related Websites For more about Sternberg and his work, see: Wikipedia – Robert Sternberg http://www.intelltheory.com/  …

Procedures

the learning of procedures. Minimalism is an instructional theory that specifically addresses the learning of procedures in computer tasks. Conditions of Learning includes procedure learning as one of the fundamental…

Constructivist Theory (Jerome Bruner)

…particular perspective. Example This example is taken from Bruner (1973): “The concept of prime numbers appears to be more readily grasped when the child, through construction, discovers that certain handfuls…

Arousal

…has been shown that both low and high levels of arousal produce minimum performance whereas a moderate level of arousal results in maximum performance in a task. This suggests that…

Cognitive/Learning Styles

…of Bernice McCarthy which suggests 4 learning modes (Analytic, Imaginative, Common Sense, and Dynamic) has been widely applied in education (see http://www.aboutlearning.com). And the learning styles framework developed by Dunn…

Acknowledgements

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Cognitive Load Theory (John Sweller)

…past the theory has been applied primarily to technical areas, it is now being applied to more language-based discursive areas. Example In combining an illustration of blood flow through the

Criterion Referenced Instruction (Robert Mager)

…well-defined objectives, practice exercises, and mastery tests. Participants have some freedom to choose the order in which they complete the modules, provided they satisfy the prerequisites shown on the course…