Cognitive Task Analysis: Research and Experience

Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 227-258

  Villachica, Steven W ^a   Stone, Deborah L ^b  

^a Boise State University   (United Kingdom)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case based reasoning (CBR); Cognitive task analysis (CTA) research and experience; Creation of facilitated case based reasoning CTA; F CBR and mental model for criminal investigators; PARI technique employing authentic problem solving sessions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889386504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470592663.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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