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van de Wiel, Margje W. J. – Frontline Learning Research, 2017
To understand expertise and expertise development, interactions between knowledge, cognitive processing and task characteristics must be examined in people at different levels of training, experience, and performance. Interviewing is widely used in the initial exploration of domain expertise. Work and cognitive task analysis chart the knowledge,…
Descriptors: Expertise, Cognitive Processes, Task Analysis, Learning Processes
van Someren, Maarten W.; And Others – 1994
This book examines the "think aloud method," which asks people to think aloud while solving a problem so that the resulting protocol can then be analyzed to answer questions about problem solving behavior. The method is presented in detail in the book, along with examples. The book finds that the method is useful both for psychological…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Higher Education, Protocol Analysis
Pressley, Michael; Afflerbach, Peter – 1995
Making the case that the human achievement of reading has few if any equals, this book uses protocol analysis data related to reading to develop a rich description and understanding of cognitive and affective processes during reading. The book concludes that reading is "constructively responsive"--that is, good readers are always…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
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Wade, Suzanne E. – Reading Teacher, 1990
Describes an informal assessment procedure that uses think alouds (readers' verbal self-reports about their thinking processes) to obtain information about how they attempt to construct meaning from text. (MG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Protocol Analysis
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Barba, Robertta H.; Rubba, Peter A. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Proposes the use of procedural task analysis as a tool to assess a person's mental processes during problem solving in science education research. Uses transcriptions of videotape or audiotape problem-solving sessions to identify students' knowledge structures and misconceptions. (MDH)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Diagnosis