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Title

Game-like digital training tools: transfer of cognitive and perceptual skills from static to dynamic interfaces

Author(s)

McLean, Gregor;  Wise, Lisa;  Williams, Benedict

Abstract

This paper explores the principles of skill acquisition and training transfer within the context of game-like digital training tools, expanding on previous research using an instrument scanning task in novice versus experienced pilots. While previous work demonstrated a game-like training tool is capable of developing high levels of performance within the game environment, initial findings suggest the likelihood of practical transfer to a real world environment is strongly dependent on the nature of the cognitive and perceptual skills developed. This paper investigates whether instrument scanning skills developed within a static training task transfer to a more dynamic video-based task. Despite strong performance within the static environment, preliminary data suggest a lesser degree of transfer when more dynamic perceptual skills are targeted. Findings are discussed broadly in terms of the principles of skill acquisition and training transfer, and how these principles may apply to game-like digital training tools.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences

Source

Proceedings of 'Future challenges, sustainable futures', the 29th Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference (ascilite 2012), Wellington, New Zealand, 25-28 November 2012 / M. Brown, M. Hartnett and T. Stewart (eds.), pp. 633-640

Publication year

2012

Keyword(s)

Educational technologies;  Instrument scanning;  Online learning;  Skilled performance;  Training games;  Training transfer

Publisher

Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

ISBN

9780473229894, 0473229897

Publisher URL

http://www.ascilite.org.au/index.php?p=conference

Copyright

Copyright © 2012 Greg Mclean, Lisa Wise and Ben Williams. The author(s) assign to the ascilite and educational non-profit institutions, a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction, provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite website and in other formats for the Proceedings ascilite 2012. Any other use is prohibited without the express permission of the author(s).

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