Intrusive and Non-Intrusive Instruction in Dynamic Skill Training.
Abstract
A distinction is drawn between computer based instruction of knowledge systems and computer based instruction of dynamic skills. There is reason to expect that the findings of research on knowledge system instruction will not apply universally to dynamic skill instruction. In particular, a theory of cognitive resource demand suggests that the principle of immediate instructional feedback may not apply in dynamic skill training. Because students in dynamic skill training are often heavily loaded with processing demands, instructional feedback must be postponed until the students have sufficient free resources to process it. This hypothesis was tested in an experiment in computer based instruction. One group of students received instructional feedback upon request, while a second group received feedback under program control. The group with control over feedback made significantly fewer errors in training than did the group that did not control timing of the instructional feedback messages. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA108758
Entities
People
- Allen Munro
- Douglas M. Towne
- Michael R. Fehling
- Pierre Blais
Organizations
- University of Southern California