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Tak, Susanne; Plaisier, Marco; van Rooij, Iris – Journal of Problem Solving, 2008
To explain human performance on the "Traveling Salesperson" problem (TSP), MacGregor, Ormerod, and Chronicle (2000) proposed that humans construct solutions according to the steps described by their convex-hull algorithm. Focusing on tour length as the dependent variable, and using only random or semirandom point sets, the authors…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Models, Mathematics, College Students
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Juvina, Ion; van Oostendorp, Herre – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Research on cognitive modeling of information search and Web navigation emphasizes the importance of "information scent" (the relevance of semantic cues such as link labels and headings to a reader's goal; Pirolli & Card, 1999). This article shows that not only semantic but also structural knowledge is involved in navigating the Web…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Cues, Semantics, Internet