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Mioduser, David; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Presents a framework characterizing cognitive models generated by sixth-grade students for simple opening/closing control mechanisms, like the elevator door. The students' conceptions, missing conceptions, and misconceptions are analyzed at three levels: device knowledge; perception of the control process; and perceptions of information flow. (LAM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Grade 6, Information Transfer
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Reed, W. Michael; Oughton, John M. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1998
Analyzes students' visual renderings of concepts related to the term "hypermedia" to determine whether groups, membership of which was based on a mixture of learning styles or a mixture of hypermedia knowledge, constructed concept maps that differed in terms of several factors. Learning style seemed to explain the types of interactions more than…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping