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Ji, Shengyue – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Traditional information systems return answers after a user submits a complete query. Users often feel "left in the dark" when they have limited knowledge about the underlying data, and have to use a try-and-see approach for finding information. The trend of supporting autocomplete in these systems is a first step towards solving this problem. A…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Computer Interfaces
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Hollenberg, Dennis – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
This three-part article introduces a population dynamics model of an information processing system. The first part describes the general model and defines the terms used, the second describes the functional relationships between components, and the third explores the hypothesized emergence of increasingly complex, hierarchical information systems.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Data Processing, Environment, Information Systems
Association for Educational Data Systems, Washington, DC. – 1976
Eighteen papers on instructional technology, computerized testing, and computer assisted test construction (CATC) presented at the 1976 Association for Educational Data Systems (AEDS) convention are included here. Two papers discuss computer assisted instruction in calculus and teacher education courses. The use of computers in theoretical…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs