Changes in Reading Strategies as a Function of Reading Training: A Comparison of Live and Computerized Training

Joseph P. Magliano; Stacey Todaro; Keith Millis; Katja Wiemer-Hastings; H Joyce Kim; Danielle S. McNamara

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 32, No. 2 (2005) pp. 185–208

The purpose of this study was to compare the relative effectiveness of live (SERT) and computer-based (iSTART) reading strategy training. Prior to and after training, participants read scientific texts and self-explained after each sentence. They...

Animated agents and learning: Does the type of verbal feedback they provide matter?

Lijia Lin; Robert K. Atkinson; Robert M. Christopherson; Stacey S. Joseph; Caroline J. Harrison

Computers & Education Vol. 67, No. 1 (September 2013) pp. 239–249

The current study was conducted to investigate the effects of an animated agent's presence and different types of feedback on learning, motivation and cognitive load in a multimedia-learning environment designed to teach science content....

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