Mental Models to Represent Dynamics - Using the Example "factorial"

: To use hypertext/hypermedia elements in teaching at universities an author not only needs knowledge of the technological possibilities. In addition he/she has to renew a here so called mental model of the relevant aspects of the material to be transferred. For the author, this last mentioned problem seems to be a central and often very complicated and time consuming one. Key Words: Mental model, presentation of dynamics, animation Categories: H.5.1, H.5.4

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: JUCS
• Authors: Gisbert Dittrich
• Keywords: JUCS 2002, Mental Model, Relevant Aspects, Technological Possibilities