An Interaction between Children's Field Dependence-Independence and Order of Learning with Glass Box and Black Box Simulations

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Title: An Interaction between Children's Field Dependence-Independence and Order of Learning with Glass Box and Black Box Simulations
Language: English
Authors: Angeli, Charoula M., Valanides, Nicolaos C., Polemitou, Eirini, Fraggoulidou, Elena
Source: AERA Online Paper Repository. 2016.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2016
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cognitive Style, Correlation, Learning Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Pretests Posttests, Tests, Elementary School Students
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Childrens Embedded Figures Test
Abstract: The present study was undertaken in order to investigate issues related to the integration of instructional simulations in the education of young children aged from 5 to 6.5 years old. A counterbalanced measures design was adopted to investigate the extent to which there was an interaction effect between field dependence-independence (FD-I) and order of learning with a glass-box simulation and a black-box simulation. According to the results, there was a statistically significant interaction between FD-I and the order of using the glass-box and the black-box simulations. Specifically, the findings showed that learning first with the black-box simulation facilitated field-dependent children's subsequent learning with the glass-box simulation enabling them to perform as good as field-independent children.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Access URL: https://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository
Accession Number: ED595536
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The present study was undertaken in order to investigate issues related to the integration of instructional simulations in the education of young children aged from 5 to 6.5 years old. A counterbalanced measures design was adopted to investigate the extent to which there was an interaction effect between field dependence-independence (FD-I) and order of learning with a glass-box simulation and a black-box simulation. According to the results, there was a statistically significant interaction between FD-I and the order of using the glass-box and the black-box simulations. Specifically, the findings showed that learning first with the black-box simulation facilitated field-dependent children's subsequent learning with the glass-box simulation enabling them to perform as good as field-independent children.