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ERIC Number: EJ279834
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jan
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The Cognitive Approach to Computer Courseware Design and Evaluation.
Jay, Timothy B.
Educational Technology, v23 n1 p22-26 Jan 1983
Focuses on five human information processing abilities which cognitive psychologists anticipate must be accounted for in order to develop good computer courseware--memory and attention; language or text characteristics; graphics and visual processing; cognitive characteristics of user; feedback to users. A 31-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Instructional Design, Memory, Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Software Evaluation