Object-Oriented Thinking for Mental Model Development

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Youm, J. & Black, J. (2005). Object-Oriented Thinking for Mental Model Development. In P. Kommers & G. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2005 (pp. 3377-3382). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2005
Montreal, Canada
June 27, 2005
ISBN 1-880094-56-8
  Piet Kommers & Griff Richards
AACE

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Julie Youm, John Black, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

Abstract

Mental models have been researched and explored as a construct for understanding how people think since Kenneth Craik first suggested that the mind constructs "small-scale models" of reality to reason and anticipate events (Craik, 1943). However, the representation, development and assessment of mental models continue to be challenging issues for cognitive scientists and educators alike due to their dynamic, complex and theoretical nature (Jonassen, 1999). We present the object-oriented (OO) paradigm as a new method of operationalizing mental models to meet these challenges. Further, potential differences in defining or understanding objects based on cultural differences were considered.

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