Using Functional Flow Diagrams to Enhance Technical Systems Understanding.

Satchwell, Richard E.

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ERIC Number: EJ545590

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Using Functional Flow Diagrams to Enhance Technical Systems Understanding.

Satchwell, Richard E.

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v34 n2 p50-81 Win 1997

A treatment group of 20 aviation students used training manuals that presented functional flow diagrams before schematic diagrams. Comparison of data from 10 controls on a card-sort task showed that functional flow diagrams enhanced understanding of technical systems. (SK)

Descriptors: Aviation Education, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Diagrams, Higher Education, Technical Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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