Do Your Students Really Read The Manual? A Computerized Contextual Tool as a Surrogate for the Traditional Student Manual

Authors

  • Peter M. Markulis
  • Daniel R. Strang

Abstract

This paper describes how a contextual diagnostic software program developed by the authors can be used to help students learn and better understand the decision complexities, which are part of a typical simulation. The authors developed the program using the multi-media authoring package called ToolBook. The paper presents the program from the perspective of the instructor, the user, and the developer. The authors feel the program they developed can serve as a model or prototype for a variety of pedagogical uses.

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Published

1996-03-06