Nguyen, Trang (2008) Student mental models, working memory, and cognitive overload during a spreadsheet activity. In: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008. pp. 1246-1251. From: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008, 3-7 March 2008, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

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Abstract

This paper presents findings from a research project that examined college students' mental models during the execution of an electronic spreadsheet activity. This study has demonstrated the feasibility of stimulated recall methodology for throwing light on the functions of students' mental models with respect to previous knowledge, novices' mental models, cognitive overload, working memory, and chunking. The findings revealed that, at least in this study, mental models plays a critical role in the selection, or failure to select, appropriate strategies.. A comparison of differences in the way mental models were presented by novices compared with advanced students helped identify the kinds of misconceptions that affect the performance of novice students.

Item ID:	24633
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-1-880094-64-8
Keywords:	mental models, cognitive overload, working memory, spreadsheets
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2013 01:15
FoR Codes:	13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing @ 100%
SEO Codes:	93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9399 Other Education and Training > 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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