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Ford, Nigel – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Discussion of navigation through virtual information environments focuses on the need for robust user models that take into account individual differences. Considers Pask's information processing styles and strategies; deep (transformational) and surface (reproductive) learning; field dependence/independence; divergent/convergent thinking;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer System Design, Databases