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Peer reviewedKieras, David E.; Bovair, Susan – Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Psychology and Language, 1984
Describes three studies concerned with learning to operate a control panel device and how this learning is affected by understanding a device model that describes its internal mechanism. Results indicate benefits of a device model depend on whether it supports direct inference of exact steps required to operate the device. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Epistemology, Learning Processes, Mechanical Equipment
