The Role of a Mental Model in Learning to Operate a Device.

Kieras, David E.; Bovair, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ307157

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Role of a Mental Model in Learning to Operate a Device.

Kieras, David E.; Bovair, Susan

Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Artificial Intelligence, Psychology and Language, v8 n3 p255-73 Jul-Sep 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, Mechanical Skills, Models, Research Methodology, Tables (Data), Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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