Improving end-user proficiency: Effects of conceptual training and nature of interaction

Information Systems Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 378-399

  Santhanam, Radhika ^a   Sein, Maung K ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation theory; Conceptual models; Human computer interaction; Mental models; User proficiency; User training

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ASSIMILATION THEORY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; MENTAL MODEL; USER PROFICIENCY; USER TRAINING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0001022289     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.5.4.378     Document Type: Article

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