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Peer reviewedRath, Alex; Brown, David E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1995
Presents a human-computer interaction (HCI) conceptions model designed to help in the understanding of the cognitive processes involved when college students learn to program computers. Examines syntactic and algorithmic HCI operational errors and reviews conceptions based on natural language reasoning, independent computer reasoning, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computers, Designers
Peer reviewedTaylor, Holly A.; Jensen, Michael D.; Renshaw, Carl E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Describes two studies that assessed decision-making skills using common cognitive errors and evaluated the impact of computer-based role-playing exercises on the development of these skills. Results with high school students, undergraduates, and earth science professionals are discussed which indicate that well-designed computer-based laboratories…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making
