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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9780805827248
- Book Title
- Constructive Knowledge Acquisition
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- 9780805827248
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0805827242
ISBN-13
9780805827248
eBay Product ID (ePID)
270959
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Publication Name
Constructive Knowledge Acquisition : a Computational Model and Experimental Evaluation
Language
English
Subject
Expert Systems, Computer Simulation, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
97-005613
Reviews
"This well-written and scholarly monograph stems from the tradition of Allen Newell's approach for developing a unified theory of cognition....Although the development of the author's model is the primary goal of the book, the discussion of the work of other researchers is balanced and insightful." -- Journal of Mathematical Psychology
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
006.3/31
Table Of Content
Contents: Introduction and Overview. Part I: Cognitive Modeling of Learning. Computational Models of Knowledge Acquisition. The Levels Approach Toward Cognitive Modeling. Learning From Text. Integration With the Acquisition of Knowledge From Cases. Unified Model of Knowledge Acquisition and Experimental Predictions. Part II: Experimental Evaluation. The Influence of Different Learning Goals. The Acquisition of Equivalent Knowledge From Different Types of Study Materials. Material Transformation. The Effect of Prior Knowledge On the Learning From Different Types of Materials. An Experimental Comparison of the Integrated Knowledge Acquisition and the Example Dominance Hypotheses. Part III: Application, Discussion, and Prospects. Instructional Technology and Expert Systems. General Discussion, Conclusions, and Future Directions.
Synopsis
A cognitive psychology which becomes increasingly specialized requires a special effort in order to avoid a fragmentation into several controversial issues that are independently discussed but also inherently related. Rather than asking additional differentiated questions which are then investigated by more specialized experimental methods and designs, this book promotes unified theories and a levels approach for their experimental evaluation. Within this cognitive science approach and on the basis of the most foundational assumptions of Kintsch's construction integration theory, a computational theory of knowledge acquisition is then developed and subsequently evaluated by psychological experiments. For forty years, computer simulation techniques and experimental psychology research have greatly matured the understanding of human knowledge and its acquisition in different learning environments. This volume critically assesses the advantages and limitations of these approaches and then develops an integrated research methodology. It goes on to provide significant progress concerning the following questions: * What are the most promising research methodologies for investigating human cognition? * How can the experimental psychology research on text comprehension, concept formation, and memory become more closely related to one another when the very specialized research paradigms and the highly specific scientific controversies promote their separation and independent discussion? * How can a general comprehension-based theory bridge the gap between simple experimental settings and the real-life situations that occur in education and work environments? This book demonstrates how experimental psychology can proceed more successfully by investigating those aspects that are shared among different areas of research like text comprehension, categorization, and learning by exploration. It also shows how unified theories can assist in applying experimental psychology and cognitive science results to areas such as intelligent tutoring systems, instructional design, and the development of expert systems in complex real world domains., This volume, which describes the development and experimental testing of a model of how knowledge is acquired (using LISP programming as the domain of interest), will be of value to all cognitive scientists, AI researchers, and cognitive psychologists.
LC Classification Number
QA76.76.E95S32 1998
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