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Klein, Joseph – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2005
This study examined the effect of complexity of problems on the degree of disparity between intuitive (PDM) and computer-assisted (DSS) decision-making. 840 teachers chose intuitive solutions for educational dilemmas, and recorded the relative importance of the guiding criteria. Utilizing this information, DSS calculated preferred solutions. Of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Support Systems
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Klein, Joseph – Journal of Experiential Education, 2007
The use of intuition in educational decisions disposes educators to emotional arousal and biases. An excessively methodical approach is also criticized. This study tested a decision-making procedure, the Simple Decision Process (SDP), that integrates both approaches. One hundred and seventy four teachers studied a number of dilemmas (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Intuition, Teaching Methods, Self Efficacy
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Klein, Joseph; Ronen, Herman – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
In the light of reports of bias, the present study investigated the hypothesis that administrative educational decisions assisted by Decision Support Systems (DSS) are characterized by different pedagogical and organizational orientation than decisions made without computer assistance. One hundred and ten high school teachers were asked to suggest…
Descriptors: Computers, Secondary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Decision Support Systems