technology, education and training from an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist
In a recent study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Roediger, Agarwal, McDaniel and McDermott ((Roediger, H., Agarwal, P., McDaniel, M., & McDermott, K. (2011). Test-enhanced learning in the classroom: Long-term improvements from...
Research explores the cognitive-affective states students experience during learning games. Surprisingly, the state of confusion leads to student engagement.
Technical difficulties in training lead to higher attrition rates and reduced learning, all with a clever study design.
Part 5 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: video games that have been made for patient care and training doctors.
Part 4 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: a framework for educational games research.
Part 3 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: the potential of video games to improve spatial cognition.