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Metaphors for the Nature of Human-Computer Interaction in an Empowering Environment: Interaction Style Influences the Manner of Human Accomplishment.
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Weller, Herman G.; Hartson, H. Rex – Computers in Human Behavior, 1992
Describes human-computer interface needs for empowering environments in computer usage in which the machine handles the routine mechanics of problem solving while the user concentrates on its higher order meanings. A closed-loop model of interaction is described, interface as illusion is discussed, and metaphors for human-computer interaction are…
Descriptors: Computers, Interaction, Man Machine Systems, Metaphors
Interface, Instructional Approach, and Domain Learning with a Mathematics Problem-Solving Environment.
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Yadrick, Robert M.; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
In an experiment designed to dissociate the effects of instructional approach and system interface on learning in computer-based instruction, 18- to 30-year-old high school graduates with low mathematics ability were tested before and after completing three mathematics practice modules. Found that low ability students may not learn from computers…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, High School Graduates