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Rebecca Denning

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1995
 
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Denning, Rebecca and Smith, Philip J. (1995): A Cooperative Learning Environment to Teach Problem-Solving Skills. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. p. 1066.

 
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Denning, Rebecca and Smith, Philip J. (1995): Effects of Teaching Strategies on Group Dynamics and Individual Learning. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. pp. 1326-1329.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of adaptive teaching strategies to enhance training in cooperative learning settings. The Biology Sleuth is a multi-media learning environment developed as a testbed to vary the distribution of critical resources and the use of teaching strategies, and to study their effects on group dynamics and individual learning. Students work in a cooperative environment, aided by various resources including a knowledge-base, each other, the software, and the teacher. This study examines the effects of two teaching strategies in this environment and suggests these strategies can have a large impact on both group dynamics and individual learning. A 35% improvement (p < .05) was measured in the treatment group. This suggests that while many design features are chosen while developing training tools, designers also need to explicitly consider how these environments can be adapted during use to maximize the learning experience.

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1991
 
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Smith, Philip J., Normore, Lorraine F. and Denning, Rebecca (1991): Knowledge Acquisition Techniques: A Case Study in the Design of a Reference Materials Access Tool. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting 1991. pp. 273-277.

It is popular to talk about using a problem-driven approach to guide the design of computer-based tools. It is not always so easy, however, to determine just what the significant problems are within some existing work environment. A thorough cognitive task analysis can provide valuable guidance in understanding the nature of existing problems and in designing solutions. In this paper, the use of multiple sources of data are explored in completing such a task analysis in order to design tools to support individuals preparing input for a full-text database.

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