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What is Instructional Overlay

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Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology
It is the component of a conceptual simulation, characterized by those features defining the educational context, the representational forms, the educational approach, and the tasks used. A well-designed instructional overlay should: (a) prompt and motivate students’ engagement, (b) incorporate feedback and other tools that may assist and guide students towards the educational goals, (c) focus students’ attention upon cognitively important aspects of the simulation, and (d) unfold the complexity of the simulation over a series of stages in order that students not be overloaded or overwhelmed.
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Computer Simulations and Scientific Knowledge Construction
Athanassios Jimoyiannis (University of Peloponnese, Greece)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-845-1.ch015
Abstract
In this article, the basic characteristics of scientific and educational simulations are discussed. Research findings which support their educational effectiveness are presented, and emphasis is placed on the pedagogical issues of designing and using simulation environments aiming at facilitating students’ engagement and active knowledge construction.
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