The Cognitive Approach to Computer Courseware Design and Evaluation.

Jay, Timothy B.

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Publication Date: 1983-Jan

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The Cognitive Approach to Computer Courseware Design and Evaluation.

Jay, Timothy B.

Educational Technology, v23 n1 p22-26 Jan 1983

Focuses on five human information processing abilities which cognitive psychologists anticipate must be accounted for in order to develop good computer courseware--memory and attention; language or text characteristics; graphics and visual processing; cognitive characteristics of user; feedback to users. A 31-item bibliography is included. (EJS)

Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Instructional Design, Memory, Syntax

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Language: English

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