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Lin, Xia – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1995
Describes an experiment that was designed to compare three different map displays used as a visual display for information retrieval by either a self-organizing algorithm or human subjects. Results indicate that the organization and visual appearance of map displays had a significant effect on subjects' searching and browsing on the map displays.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
Hunkins, Francis P. – 1986
The central objective of this study was to determine the effects of formal training in the use and types of questions and in the nature and use of algorithms on middle school students' achievement in economic geography. Subjects were 190 eighth grade students in a large metropolitan school district. Three experimental groups received either: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algorithms, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Development
Jonassen, David H.; Pearson, Marilyn – 1986
This study compared the efficiency (time) and accuracy of two representations of instructional algorithms--list versus flow chart--for the task of using indexes to search for document numbers in the U.S. Documents Monthly Catalog. Participants were 55 undergraduates and 5 adults at the Virginia Military Institute. Two sets (flow charts and lists)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Attitudes
