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Norman, Donald A.; Hutchins, Edwin L., Jr. – 1988
This synthesis of the research on direct manipulation interfaces explores the nature of directness in computer interfaces and demonstrates that the concept of directness is complex, including two gulfs--for execution and evaluation--and two kinds of mappings--semantic mappings and referential distance. Examination of the complexities of the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Auditory Stimuli, Check Lists, Cognitive Processes
El-Koumy, Abdel Salam Abdel Khalek – Online Submission, 2004
This paper reviews the recent theoretical and empirical literature relevant to metacognition and reading comprehension. The first chapter presents a definition of metacognition and considers different types of metacognitive knowledge and the interaction among these types. The second chapter is concerned with the methods of teaching…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Metacognition, Teaching Methods