The effects of visual metaphor and cognitive style for mental modeling in a hypermedia-based environment

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 614-629

  Lee, Jiunde ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Interface design; Structural knowledge; Visual metaphor

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

MENTAL FORMATION; MENTAL MODELING; SCAFFOLD USERS; STRUCTURAL KNOWLEDGE; VISUAL METAPHORS;

INTERNET;

EID: 34548508459     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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