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| dc.contributor.advisor | Chaparro, Alex | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Hamblin, Christopher James | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-07-24T20:22:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-07-24T20:22:16Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2005 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-05 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0542312573 | en |
| dc.identifier.other | AAT 3189242 UMI | |
| dc.identifier.other | d05006 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10057/635 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wichita State University, Dept. of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. | en |
| dc.description | "May 2005." | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study evaluated the transfer of training and training efficiency of two virtual reality environments (head-mounted display and personal computer) for a complex manual assembly task. Transfer of training was measured by comparing the post-training performance of two virtual training groups, a real-world training group and a control group that received no training. All training groups were taught to assemble a Lego(TM) forklift model in their respective environment. After training, participants assembled a real-world model of the forklift as well as a novel model of a racecar, which required the same parts as the forklift assembled in a different configuration. Results from this study show that virtual environments can be effective training simulators for complex assembly tasks although they are less efficient than real-world training. The results also suggest that individual differences such as general intelligence, spatial aptitude, and computer user self-efficacy influence one's ability to learn in a virtual environment. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 480424 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright Christopher James Hamblin, 2005. All rights reserved. | en |
| dc.subject | Training | en |
| dc.subject | Virtual reality | en |
| dc.title | Transfer of training from virtual reality environments | en |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en |
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