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Perception “The Computer as an Educational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving” ©Richard C. Forcier and Don E. Descy
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Perception The process whereby one becomes aware of the world around oneself.
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How We Are Aware Seeing Hearing Touching Smelling Tasting
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Truisms Perception: Precedes communications Communications: Leads to learning
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Perception Research Words only: 90% lost Visuals/multimedia: Fivefold increase (up to 50%) Nine out of 10 presentations: Words only!
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Principles of Perception Relative, not absolute Selective Organized Influenced by expectations
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Principles of Perception (Continued) The better an object is perceived, the more reliable: Memory Concept formation Problem solving, creativity Attitude change
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Important Events do not occur in isolation Individuals react to only a very small part of an event SO...
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Design Instruction to Attract attention Hold interest Focus on “right” sample of perceptual event
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Message Theory (1) Message: Information Source or sender: Brain (Message) encoder: Thought, verbalized or written Transmitter: Print, film, the Web
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Message Theory (2) Channel: Air, wire, paper, light Receiver: Ear, eye, etc. Destination: Brain Decoder: Brain
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Message Theory (3) Feedback: Reverse communications to sender Noise: Any disturbance that interferes with or distorts transmission Redundancy: Repeating (to overcome noise...)
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Male cadavers are incapable of yielding testimony. Dead men tell no tales.
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Neophyte’s serendipity Beginner’s luck
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A malleable finite cylindraceous coil wrought of parallel axes with azimuthal terminates...
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General Learning Theory General Learning Theory Motivation Individual differences Learning objectives Organization of content Prelearning preparation Emotions
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General Learning Theory (Continued) Participation Feedback Reinforcement Practice and repetition Application
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