Computer Games versus Maps before Reading Stories: Priming Readers' Spatial Situation Models

Glenn Gordon Smith; Dan Majchrzak; Shelley Hayes; Jack Drobisz

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 1 (2011) pp. 158–168

The current study investigated how computer games and maps compare as preparation for readers to comprehend and retain spatial relations in text narratives. Readers create situation models of five dimensions: spatial, temporal, causal, goal, and...