This paper brings the intellectual tools of cognitive science to bear on resolving the ''paradox of the active user'' ["Interfacing Thought: Cognitive Aspects of Human--Computer Interaction," Cambridge, MIT Press, MA, USA]--the persistent use of inefficient procedures in interactive tasks by experienced or even expert users when demonstrably more…

Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the spatial patterns of student use of machines in each laboratory to whether there are underlying commonalities. Design/methodology/approach: The research was carried out by assessing the user behaviour in 16 computer laboratories at a regional university in Australia. Findings: The study found that computers…

In the Spring of 2006 Samford University's School of Business made a decision to participate in The Wall Street Journal's Academic Partnership (AP) program beginning with the Fall semester of 2006. This paper examines School of Business student and faculty attitudes and usage of the WSJ that made for a successful implementation this past year.…

Academic librarians are challenged with development and maintenance of collections of research materials in various formats. Although it is assumed that they are monitoring the needs of their constituencies as a part of the collection management decision-making process, the literature reflects only a few studies that focus on direct solicitation…

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to describe a project to provide an online web portal that can be used as a front-end for all university users--students, teachers, staff--and services, library, administration, e-learning, and e-mail. Design/methodology/approach: The profile model proposed is mainly inheritable, defined by profile components with…

One of the most important benefits of computer use within educational settings has been described as its potential for use in collective activity. However; there is a need to take a closer look at the apparently unproblematic picture of children's actual cooperation around the computer. The purpose of this research was to study positions and…

The purpose of the study was to determine applicability of e-learning in problem based learning (PBL) by investigating its usage and acceptability among students and its effect on academic achievement. The study was carried out among first year medical students of Akdeniz University, Turkey. A web-based learning environment (WBLE) including…

Project-based learning has been suggested as an appropriate pedagogy to prepare students in information systems for the realities of the business world. Web-based resources have been used to support such pedagogy with mixed results. The paper argues that the design of web-based learning support to cater to different learning styles may give…

World-wide communication, information gathering, and information sharing are possible through the Internet. Nebraska and its educational community are in the process of connecting to this resource. Fifteen Educational Service Unit (ESU) servers, located across the state, provide access to the Internet for almost all public K-12 schools. Currently,…

In 1982 California eliminated 250,000 "medically indigent adults" (MIAs) from the Medi-Cal program and transferred responsibility for their care to the counties, along with about 70% of what the state would have spent on their care had they remained in the Medi-Cal program. There is far greater variability among the counties in benefits,…

This study examined the implications of potential Medicare coverage for the use of preventive services by analyzing current use and and the determinants of that use by the elderly. Trends in available data suggested that the use of preventive services varies widely according to the type of service and that the rates of use of specific services…

Two surveys were carried out to help increase knowledge of current graph usage in science. A detailed analysis of all graphs in one volume of the journal "Science" revealed that 30 percent had errors. Graphs are used more in some disciplines than in others; a survey of 57 journals revealed natural science journals use far more graphs…

Because the Soviet Union does not publish measures of economic growth and development comparable with those of Western countries, the Central Intelligence Agency has provided (by means of a large research effort carried out over many years) estimates of the value of the Soviet gross national product (GNP), its rate of growth, its size relative to…

A user evaluation of library services and facilities revealed a dichotomy of the user population into director and non-director subgroups. (Author/PF)

The report on utilization of residence hall facilities consists of detailed data collected in the sixteenth annual survey which was conducted during the fall of 1989. The study includes all State-operated institutions which have residence hall facilities. A listing of these institutions, organized by institutional type, is provided but does not…