Prototypes

…users preceive that it is easier to change. Often throwing in color or artwork make a use thing that they cannot suggest changes. Post-it Prototypes (example: www.pocketppcmac.com/_archives/may03/e_prototyping.asp) Wizard of Oz…

Rapid Prototyping

…users perceive that it is easier to change. Often throwing in color or artwork make a use thing that they cannot suggest changes. Post-it Prototypes (example: www.pocketppcmac.com/_archives/may03/e_prototyping.asp) Wizard of Oz…

Cognitive Dissonance (Leon Festinger)

Compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58, 203-210. [available at http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Festinger] Wickland, R. & Brehm, J. (1976). Perspectives on Cognitive Dissonance. NY: Halsted Press. Related Websites http://books.nap.edu/books/0309049784/html/99.html#pagetop http://www.afirstlook.com/edition_9/theory_resources/by_theory/Cognitive_Dissonance  …

Double Loop Learning (C. Argyris)

…to his work. Relevant resources are the Society for Organizational Learning or the web pages of Yogesh Malhotra . A bibliography of Argyris’ work can be found at http://www.actionscience.com/argbib.htm  …

Experiential Learning (Carl Rogers)

…Freedom to Learn (3rd Ed). Columbus, OH: Merrill/Macmillan. Valett, R.E. (1977). Humanistic Education. St Louis, MO: Mosby. Related Websites For more about Rogers and his work, see: http://oprf.com/Rogers http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm  …

Information Processing Theory (G. Miller)

…(1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63, 81-97. [Available at http://www.musanim.com/miller1956] Miller, G.A., Galanter, E., & Pribram,…

Repair Theory (K. VanLehn)

…others generate incorrect results and hence “buggy” procedures. Repair theory has been implemented in the form of a computer model called Sierra. Repair theory has been developed from extensive study…

Script Theory (R. Schank)

…(1982b). Reading and Understanding. Hillsdale , NJ: Erlbaum. Schank, R.C. (1986). Explanation Patterns: Understanding Mechanically and Creatively. Hillsdale , NJ: Erlbaum. Schank, R.C. (1991). Tell Me a Story: A New…

Triarchic Theory (Robert Sternberg)

…to Sternberg, a complete explanation of intelligence entails the interaction of these three subtheories. The componential subtheory specifies the potential set of mental processes that underlies behavior (i.e., how the…

Social Development Theory (Lev Vygotsky)

…and Cognition: Vygotskian Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. Related Websites For more about Vygotsky and his work, see: http://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky http://mathforum.org/mathed/vygotshtml A comparison of Vygotsky and Piaget can be found at http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html…

User Interface (GUI) Design

…user interfaces. For more information, check out Steve Krug’s book “Don’t Make Me Think”. It is an excellent guide to creating effective graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Human Computer Interaction |…