The sorting techniques: A tutorial paper on card sorts, picture sorts and item sorts

Expert Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 80-93

  Rugg, G ^a   McGeorge, P ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Card sorts; Laddering; Personal Construct Theory; Repertory grids; Sorting

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; SORTING;

PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; REPERTORY GRIDS; REQUIREMENTS ACQUISITION;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 0031143992     PISSN: 02664720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0394.00045     Document Type: Article

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