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Applications of Cognitive Psychology

ABSTRACT

Published in the year 1986, Applications of Cognitive Psychology is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

PART I: A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS

chapter 1|13 pages

Television Comprehension as an Example of AppliedResearch in Cognitive Psychology

chapter 2|16 pages

Electronic Technologies, Education, and Cognitive Development

chapter 3|13 pages

Learning Programming Languages: Research and Applications

chapter 4|12 pages

An Investigation of Groups Working at the Computer

chapter 5|13 pages

Applying Cognitive-Developmental Theory to the Acquisition of Literacy

part |2 pages

PART II: THE TEACHING OF THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

chapter 6|12 pages

Analogies as a Critical Thinking Skill

chapter 7|11 pages

Developing Reasoning Skills in College Students

chapter 8|9 pages

Teaching Productive Problem-Solving Attitudes

chapter 9|14 pages

Learnable Aspects of Problem Solving: SomeExamplesRichard E. Mayer

chapter 10|15 pages

A Task Analysis of Algebra Word Problems

part |2 pages

PART III: TRADEOFFS IN THE DESIGN OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACES

chapter 11|22 pages

Design Principles for Human-Computer Interfaces

chapter 12|19 pages

Some Tools for Redesigning System-Operator Interfaces

chapter 13|18 pages

Developing Computer Tools to Support Performing and Learning Complex Cognitive Skills

chapter 14|17 pages

An Evaluation Model of Chinese Graphemic Input Systems

chapter 15|8 pages

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