Learner-Centered Design - A Cognitive View of Managing Complexity in Product, Information,

Klappentext The issue of complexity, as applied to the way we gather information and learn, is a hallmark of this information age. The sheer amount of data, in addition to the increasingly technological way in which the data are delivered, have had profound effects on the ways in which we process information and, hopefully, learn. In this cutting edge volume, Wayne Reeves, a professor as well as consultant to Sun Microsystems, provides an overview of the field of complexity (including chaos theory, information literacy, and Knowledge Management Tools) and presents a working framework to help guide further research. Aimed particularly at researchers, professors, and students in the areas of cognitive science and library//information sc Zusammenfassung A Cognitive View of Managing Complexity in Product! Information! and Environmental Design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Consumers and Complexity Introduction PART ONE: THE NATURE OF COMPLEXITY The Nature and Origins of Cognitive Complexity Evaluating Cognitive Complexity PART TWO: MANAGING COMPLEXITY Learner as Perceiver Learner as Model Builder Learner as Categorizer Learner as Searcher Learner as Expert Learner as Student Tools for Learner-Centered Design

Product details

• Authors: Wayne Reeves, Wayne W. Reeves, Reeves Wayne
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.1999
• EAN: 9780761907268
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0726-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Sociology of Science, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Management and management techniques, Social research and statistics