Individual Differences and Conceptual Models in Training Novice Users

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 197-229

  Sein, Maung K ^a   Bostrom, Robert P ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING - SUBJECTIVE TESTS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS - LEARNING SYSTEMS;

BASIC COGNITIVE ABILITIES; CONCEPTUAL MODELS; ELECTRONIC MAIL FILING SYSTEM; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; MENTAL MODEL FORMATION; NOVICE USERS TRAINING;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS, DIGITAL;

EID: 0024890471     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: 15327051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327051hci0403_2     Document Type: Article

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