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Lee, Fong-Lok; Liang, Steven; Chan, Tak-Wai – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1999
Describes the design, implementation, and preliminary evaluation of three synchronous distributed learning prototype systems: Co-Working System, Working Along System, and Hybrid System. Each supports a particular style of interaction, referred to a socio-activity learning model, between members of student dyads (pairs). All systems were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design
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Allen, Bryce – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Discusses individual differences between users of information systems that can influence search performance, and describes two experiments that addressed user-centered design of information systems. Highlights include interaction between cognitive abilities and design features; compensation and capitalization perspectives; recall and precision;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Compensation (Concept), Computer System Design, Individual Differences
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Martorana, Janet; Meszaros, Rosemary L. – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 1997
Describes an approach outlined by sciences and engineering librarians at the University of California, Santa Barbara to attract users--specifically graduate students and faculty--to the available online databases and services. The strategy focused on the essentials of planning, preparation and publicity, presentation, and post-workshop evaluation.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Engineering, Higher Education
Straetmans, Gerard J. J. M.; Eggen, Theo J. H. M. – Educational Technology, 1998
Describes the workings of computerized adaptive testing (CAT). Focuses on the key concept of information and then discusses two important components of a CAT system: the calibrated item bank and the testing algorithm. Describes a CAT that was designed for making placement decisions on the basis of two typical test administrations and notes the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer System Design
Milheim, William D.; Harvey, Douglas M. – Educational Technology, 1998
Focuses on the design, development, and maintenance of Web-based resource sites developed for specific target audiences. The case study described is a site developed to support Web-based instruction in both corporate and educational settings; however the principles are also applicable for Web resource sites developed for many other content areas.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Corporations
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Lo, Mei Ling – Science & Technology Libraries, 1997
Various methods for retrieving chemical structure information on the World Wide Web are discussed. Although graphical plug-in programs provide more search capabilities, users first have to obtain a copy of the programs. Tripos's WebSketch and ACD Interactive Lab adopt a different approach; using JAVA applets, users create and display a structure…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer System Design
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McKenzie, Jamie – School Libraries in Canada, 1996
Predicts the effects of information technology (IT) on libraries of the future. Discusses negative implications for school libraries. Describes four emerging roles for media specialists: (1) showing students and staff how to navigate information networks; (2) teaching users how to evaluate and select information; (3) designing information systems;…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Information Skills
Spink, Amanda; Greisdorf, Howard; Bateman, Judy – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Proposes a useful concept of relevance as a relationship and an effect on the movement of a user through the iterative stages of their information seeking process, and that users' relevance judgments can be plotted on a Three-Dimensional Spatial Model of Relevance Level, Degree and Time. Discusses implications for the development of information…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Detlor, Brian – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Proposes a user-centered framework for intranet design based on an understanding of people, their typical problems, information behaviors, and situated contexts. Argues that by adopting such an approach, intranets can be designed which facilitate organizational information access and use. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Design Preferences
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Borgman, Christine L.; Gilliland-Swetland, Anne J.; Leazer, Gregory H.; Mayer, Richard; Gwynn, David; Gazan, Rich; Mautone, Patricia – Library Trends, 2000
Discusses the research design for an educational evaluation of the Alexandria Digital Earth ProtoType (ADEPT), a digital library of geo-referenced information resources. Reviews the deployment of digital libraries in educational settings, the role of information technology in developing students' scientific thinking, and evaluation of digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries
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Barrett, Scott – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Examines expectations about a computerized student management-information system (SMIS) and how these perceptions influence effective use. Investigates relationships between design, use and effects in developing a model for understanding strategies for effective implementation and use. Focuses on a public school district in Texas. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Budzik, Jay; Hammond, Kristian – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Presents an overview of "Q&A," a Web-based question-answering system that mediates interactions between an expert and a question-asking user. Discusses the system's components and features; details of the implementation; evaluation; and future work. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Saba, Farhad, Ed. – Distance Education Report, 1999
Focuses on instructional and learning systems in distance education. Highlights include: learner-centeredness of distance education; instructor's role; relevant content to individual needs; balancing roles of instructors and learners; personalizing instruction; ramifications for instructional and learning system design; and architecture of dynamic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Powell, James; Fox, Edward A. – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes a scalable system for searching heterogeneous multilingual collections on the World Wide Web. Details Searchable Database Markup Language (SearchDB-ML) for describing the characteristics of a search engine and its interface, and a protocol for requesting word translations between languages. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Information Seeking
Bacon, Jean; Hayton, Richard; Moody, Ken – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Describes a security architecture, Oasis, which runs on a middleware platform extended for asynchronous operation; shows how the interoperation of independently developed services may be supported under the Oasis architecture. Uses the provision of digital academic library services as an example. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Security, Computer Software Development
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