Beyond command knowledge: Identifying and teaching strategic knowledge for using complex computer applications

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 229-236

  Bhavnani, Suresh K ^a   Reif, Frederick ^b   John, Bonnie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GOMS; Instruction; Strategies; Training

Indexed keywords

GOMS; INSTRUCTION; STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE; STRATEGIES;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035034542     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/365024.365107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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