The impact of goal specificity and goal type on learning outcome and cognitive load.

Two hundred and thirty three 15-year old students conducted experiments within a computer-based learning environment. They were provided with different goals according to an experimental 2x2 design with goal specificity (nonspecific goals versus specific goals) and goal type (problem solving goals v...

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Publicado en:	Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 299 - 306
Autores principales:	Wirth, Joachim, Künsting, Josef, Leutner, Detlev
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Elsevier Science March 2009
Materias:	Goal (Psychology) Learning by discovery Problem solving Short-term memory Cognitive psychology research
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