Cognitive Abilities and Information System Usability.

Allen, Bryce

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ERIC Number: EJ476350

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Publication Date: 1994

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Cognitive Abilities and Information System Usability.

Allen, Bryce

Information Processing and Management, v30 n2 p177-91 Mar-Apr 1994

Describes two experiments that were conducted at the University of Illinois to determine how cognitive abilities of users of information retrieval systems and specific design features combine to create system usability. Logical reasoning and perceptual speed are examined, and reliability and validity are discussed. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Ability, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Logical Thinking, Microcomputers, Reliability, Systems Development, Users (Information), Validity

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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