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Thompson, Kate; Reimann, Peter – Computers & Education, 2010
A classification system that was developed for the use of agent-based models was applied to strategies used by school-aged students to interrogate an agent-based model and a system dynamics model. These were compared, and relationships between learning outcomes and the strategies used were also analysed. It was found that the classification system…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Models
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May, Jeffrey; Dhillon, Gurpreet – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
In the information systems field there are numerous programming languages that can be used in specifying the behavior of concurrent and distributed systems. In the literature it has been argued that a lack of pragmatic and semantic consideration decreases the effectiveness of such specifications. In other words, to simply understand the syntactic…
Descriptors: Semantics, Syntax, Programming Languages, Information Systems
Weyer, Stephen A. – Learning Tomorrow: Journal of the Apple Education Advisory Council, 1986
Using as a backdrop Vannevar Bush's 1945 discussion of the "Memex," his proposed system for organizing and storing information, this paper considers the development of intelligent multimedia knowledge systems. Particular attention is focused on learner needs and intentions in information seeking, and the implications of these factors for…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Expert Systems, Information Retrieval, Information Systems