Interface design and cognitive style in learning an instructional computer simulation

Computers in Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 164-171

  Effken, Judith A ^a   Doyle, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Computer simulation; Interface design; Learning; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STUDENTS, NURSING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0035407080     PISSN: 07368593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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