Conversation Theory (Gordon Pask)

…teachback technique). Individual’s differ in their preferred manner of learning relationships (serialists versus holists). References Pask, G. (1975). Conversation, Cognition, and Learning. New York: Elsevier. Related Websites http://pangaro.com/pask-pdfs.html http://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/Pask.htm  …

Metacognition

…ways, i.e., they have developed new strategies for thinking. Research studies (see Duell, 1986) seem to confirm this conclusion; as children get older they demonstrate more awareness of their thinking…

Situated Learning (J. Lave)

…Publications. Suchman, L. (1988). Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human/Machine Communication. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Related Websites For more about Lave and situated learning, seee http://www.infed.org/biblio/communities_of_practice.htm  …

Feedback/Reinforcement

…often feedback or reinforcement should be provided. References Deterline, W.A. (1962). An Introduction to Programmed Instruction. New York: Prentice-Hall. Markle, S.R. (1964). Good Frames and Bad. New York: Wiley.  …

Engineering

…P. (1992). Educating a new engineer. Communications of the ACM, 35(12), p 83-97. Florman, S.C. (1976). The Existential Pleasures of Engineering. New York: St. Martins Press. Jones, R. (1986). Educational…

Military

…and training. In J. Zeidner (ed.), Human Productivity Enhancement, Vol 1. New York: Praeger. Seidel, R.J. & Weddle, P. (1987). Computer Based Instruction in Military Environments. New York: Plenum Press….

Perception

…of Perceptual Learning and Development. New York: Appleton. Gregory, R. & Gombrich, E. (1967) Illusion in Nature and Art. London: Duckworth. Reed, S. (1973). Psychological Processes in Pattern Recognition. New

Reasoning

…series). Indeed, one of the central questions of this research has been why people are so poor at logical reasoning. For example, it is well established that people have difficulty…

Dual Coding Theory (Allan Paivio)

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Paivio, A. (1986). Mental Representations. New York: Oxford University Press. Paivio, A. & Begg, I. (1981). The Psychology of Language. New York: Prentice-Hall.  …

Modes of Learning (D. Rumelhart & D. Norman)

formation of new conceptual structures or schema. Tuning is the adjustment of knowledge to a specific task usually through practice. Accretion is the most common form of learning; structuring occurs…

Mastery

…Mastery Learning Schools. New York: Longman. Bloom, B.S. (1981). All Our Children Learning. New York: McGraw-Hill. Carroll, J. B. (1963). A model of school learning. Teachers College Record, 64, 723-733….

User Interface (GUI) Design

…working with GUI design: Nielson’s GUI Suggestions Examples of Bad User Interface Design Web Pages That Suck Bad error messages Amtrak takes us down the wrong track The following are…