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Individual Differences and the Conundrums of User-Centered Design: Two Experiments.

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Allen, Bryce – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000

Discusses individual differences between users of information systems that can influence search performance, and describes two experiments that addressed user-centered design of information systems. Highlights include interaction between cognitive abilities and design features; compensation and capitalization perspectives; recall and precision;…

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Compensation (Concept), Computer System Design, Individual Differences

Cognitive Styles and Virtual Environments.

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Ford, Nigel – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000

Discussion of navigation through virtual information environments focuses on the need for robust user models that take into account individual differences. Considers Pask's information processing styles and strategies; deep (transformational) and surface (reproductive) learning; field dependence/independence; divergent/convergent thinking;…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer System Design, Databases