Toward a Science of Distributed Learning: Psychological, Social, and Medical Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591478006 ISBN 13: 9781591478003

Verlag: American Psychological Association, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Technological advances and organizational changes in the modern workplace have created an unprecedented and continuous demand for training. Simultaneously, the technology for delivering training has advanced rapidly, so that traditional classroom approaches are being replaced by distance learning. In distributed learning and training, which are now prevalent in industry, academia, and the government, students can be separated by both time and space. The increased use of such technology raises the question of how best to implement it for optimal results. In Toward a Science of Distributed Learning, the contributors step up to the challenge by presenting theoretically-driven research that at the same time considers the characteristics and needs of learners. Drawing on findings from the cognitive and organizational sciences, they tackle such questions as the difference between distributed and collocated learning and performance...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: American Psychological Association
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1591478006
• ISBN 13: 9781591478003
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 284
• Herausgeber: Fiore Stephen M. Ph.d., Salas Eduardo
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