Paradoxical effects of information presentation formats and contextual interference on transfer of a complex cognitive skill

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1740-1761

  de Croock, Marcel B M ^a   van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Instructional design; Training; Transfer; Troubleshooting

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COGNITIVE SCHEMATA; HIGH CONTEXTUAL INTERFERENCE (HCI); INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN; SYSTEM PRINCIPLES; TROUBLESHOOTING STRATEGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33846591014     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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