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Psychology of e-learning
Getting inside the learner’s mind
There is much debate within training as to whether e-learning really
is more effective than classroom teaching. This paper examines the
case for e-learning by returning to the psychological basis of both
forms of training.
As the psychology of learning has become more learner-centric,
the call has arisen for a similarly learner-centric approach to
learning delivery. The e-learning phenomenon is forcing us to re-examine
training, putting the spotlight on past practice.
This paper looks at several facets of learning and re-examines
them in the light of what we now know about the psychology of learning:
- Do learners learn more using computer-based instruction than
with conventional methods?
- Do learners learn faster using computer-based instruction?
- Is e-learning better at getting the right learning to the right
people at the right time?
- What motivates learners, and what motivational techniques can
be used with e-learning?
Find the answers to these and many more questions in this thought-provoking
white paper by Donald Clark, CEO of Epic Group plc.
White Paper: The psychology of e-learning
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Summary of contents:
- Psychology of learning
- Effectiveness
- Faster learning
- Prerequisites
- Motivation
- What motivates learners
- Motivators
- Motivational obstacles
- Overcoming motivational obstacles
- Cognitive engagement
- Meaning matters
- Self reference
- Primacy and recency
- Images matter
- Metacognition
- Cognitive overload
- Avoiding cognitive overload
- Distributed practice
- Psychological responses to media
- Avoiding cognitive overload
- Memory matters
- Short and long-term memory
- Reinforcement and retention
- e-learning and reinforcement
- Transfer
- Stop the courses! I want to get off
- Immediacy
- Simulations and transfers
- Conclusion
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