Effects of spatial ability and richness of motion cue on learning in mechanically complex domain

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1665-1674

  Lee, Doo Young ^a   Shin, Dong Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Animation; Computer based instruction; Motion cue richness; Spatial ability; Visual representation; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE TESTS; COMPLEX DOMAINS; COMPUTER BASED INSTRUCTION; FOUR-STROKE ENGINE; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; MOTION CUE RICHNESS; MOTION CUES; SPATIAL ABILITIES; STATIC IMAGES; VERBAL INFORMATION; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

ANIMATION; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; VISUALIZATION;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79960246179     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.02.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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