CAN ALL LEARNERS LEARN WITH COGNITIVE TOOLS? THE CASE OF COMPUTER MODELING TOOLS AND COGNITIVE STYLECharoula Angeli and Nicos Valanides |
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Two research experiments were designed to investigate the effects of field dependence/independence on learners' performance during complex problem solving with a computer modeling tool. Both experiments showed that field dependence/independence is not value-free because field independent learners were consistently associated with better problem-solving performance. The results also showed that well-designed instructional materials do not always lead to effective instruction and successful performance during problem solving with computer modeling tools for all learners. |
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