Principles of Instruction for Successful Assembly and Repair.
Abstract
In this one-year project the aim was to continue the previous three years' research on designing multimedia instructions for procedures so that people could use and learn from them more easily. There were both theoretical and practical aspects to the work. We viewed the conceptual structure of a task as a (hierarchical) tree (later a directed acyclic graph) with nodes representing information from different modalities (motoric, visual, and linguistic). The overview will be preceded by a short summary, stating the five main studies, the total number of subject hours run, stimulus materials used, and computer programming done. At the end are listed technical reports, conference papers, and publications. Main Studies: (A) Transforming a task's tree structure to lessen short term memory load in instructions; (B) Developing generic and functional terminology, (c) Theoretical hypotheses about what narration in dual media presentations should consists of, (D) Transfer of learning in assembly tasks, and (E) Empirical investigation of adequacy of knowledge representation for repair in a computerized tutor. Number of subject hours run: Main videotapes used as stimulus material; Main assembly kits used; and Supporting programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA161280
Entities
People
- Patricia Baggett
Organizations
- University of Colorado Boulder