Mental Models: Knowledge in the Head and Knowledge in the World.

Jonassen, David H.; Henning, Philip

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Publication Date: 1999

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Mental Models: Knowledge in the Head and Knowledge in the World.

Jonassen, David H.; Henning, Philip

Educational Technology, v39 n3 p37-42 May-Jun 1999

Explores the utility of mental models as learning outcomes in using complex and situated learning environments. Describes two studies: one aimed at eliciting mental models in the heads of novice refrigeration technicians, and the other an ethnographic study eliciting knowledge and models within the community of experienced refrigeration technicians. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Ethnography, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes, Models, Paraprofessional Personnel, Problem Solving, Technical Occupations

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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