Stephen Alessi, Associate Professor

Contact Information

• 370 Lindquist Center
• Psych & Quant Foundations
• College of Education
• The University of Iowa
• Iowa City IA 52242 USA

Email: steve-alessi@uiowa.edu
Telephone:  319/335-5568
Facsimile: 319/335-6145
Office Hours: 10:30 am -11:30 am Monday-Thursday

Education

• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.A. in Educational Psychology, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.A. in Psychology, The University of Rochester

Affiliations Within the College

• Educational Psychology

Selected Publications

• Alessi, S.M., & Trollip, S.R. (2001). Multimedia for learning: Methods and development, 3rd edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
• Alessi, S.M. (2000). Building versus using simulations. In J.M. Spector & T.M. Anderson (Eds.), Integrated & holistic perspectives on learning, instruction & technology: Improving understanding in complex domains (pp. 175-196). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer.
• Alessi, S.M. (2000). Simulation design for training and assessment. In H.F. O'Neil, Jr., & D.H. Andrews (Eds.), Aircrew training and assessment (pp. 197-222). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Alessi, S.M. (2000). Designing educational support in system-dynamics-based interactive learning environments. Simulation & Gaming, 31(2), 178-196.
• Alessi, S.M. (1988). Fidelity in the design of instructional simulations. Journal of Computer-based Instruction, 15(2), 40-47.

Research Interests

• Cognitive learning factors in computer-based instruction
• Effects of realism and complexity in simulation environments

Courses Typically Taught

• 07P:215 Web-based Learning
• 07P:208 Designing Educational Multimedia
• 07W:234 Advanced CAI Development
• 07W:245 Instructional Computer Simulations