Simulation versus Text: Acquisition of Implicit and Explicit Information

@article{Taylor2006SimulationVT,
  title={Simulation versus Text: Acquisition of Implicit and Explicit Information},
  author={Roger Taylor and Michelene T. H. Chi},
  journal={Journal of Educational Computing Research},
  year={2006},
  volume={35},
  pages={289 - 313}
}
  • Roger TaylorM. Chi
  • Published 1 October 2006
  • Psychology
  • Journal of Educational Computing Research
This study investigated potential differences in learning between two instructional activities: reading from a text and using a computer simulation. Participants were undergraduate students with limited knowledge of the domain topic (project management). Participants in both conditions (Simulation and Text) improved equally on a decontextualized, abstract knowledge assessment. In contrast, only the participants in the Simulation condition significantly improved on a contextualized case-based… 
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