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Cooper, Alan – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1996
Contains an excerpt from the author's landmark work about the way lay people think about technology and the language they use to express their thoughts. Discusses some of the fundamental differences between common conceptualizations of the way computers work and the way other machines and mechanisms work. (TB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
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Meyer, Thierry; Anis, Jacques – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1996
Examines extent to which assessment of text comprehension involves knowledge of the properties of human cognition and the context of assessment. Shows that assessments of the quality of the answers varied based on the perceived human or artificial source of the answers. Provides copies of experimental questionnaires in the appendices. (DSK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Psychology
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Neerincx, Mark A.; de Greef, H. Paul – Human-Computer Interaction, 1998
This study of 40 undergraduates examined whether aiding as cognitive support (i.e., offering computer users knowledge they are missing) can supplement lack of knowledge and capacity under tasks with high mental loading, such as dealing with irregularities in process control. Users of a railway traffic control simulator dealt better and faster with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Simulation
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Zhu, Erping – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1999
This study examined the effects of the number of links and the granularity of nodes on undergraduate and graduate students' information searching, learning performance, and attitude toward hypermedia systems. Discusses the relationship between the number of links and cognitive overhead an/or disorientation as well as implications for Web-based…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers