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ERIC Number: EJ605343
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8231
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Individual Differences and the Conundrums of User-Centered Design: Two Experiments.
Allen, Bryce
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v51 n6 p508-20 Apr 2000
Discusses individual differences between users of information systems that can influence search performance, and describes two experiments that addressed user-centered design of information systems. Highlights include interaction between cognitive abilities and design features; compensation and capitalization perspectives; recall and precision; and how users select system configurations. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Compensation (Concept), Computer System Design, Individual Differences, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Man Machine Systems, Performance Factors, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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