Knowledge Spaces : Theories, Empirical Research, and Applications

by Albert, Dietrich; Lukas, Josef; Lukas, Josef; Albert, Dietrich

• ISBN13: 9780805827996
• ISBN10: 0805827994
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Based on the formal concept of "knowledge structures" originally proposed by Jean-Claude Falmagne and Jean-Paul Doignon, this book contains descriptions of methodological developments and experimental investigations as well as applications for various knowledge domains. The authors address three main topics: * theoretical issues and extensions of Doignon & Falmagne's theory of knowledge structures; * empirical validations of specific problem types and knowledge domains, such as sentence comprehension, problem solving in chess, inductive reasoning, elementary mathematical reasoning, and others; and * application of knowledge structures in various contexts, including knowledge assessment, intelligent tutoring systems, and motor learning. Unlike most other approaches in the literature in cognitive psychology, this book provides both a rigorous mathematical formulation of knowledge-related psychological concepts and its empirical validation by experimental data.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii	(2)
Foreword	ix	(2)
Preface	xi	(1)
Acknowledgements	xii
I: INTRODUCTION	1	(12)
1. Knowledge Structures: What They Are and How They Can be Used in Cognitive Psychology, Test Theory, and the Design of Learning Environments.	3	(10)
Josef Lukas
Dietrich Albert
II: THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS	13	(142)
2. Component-based Knowledge Spaces in Problem Solving and Inductive Reasoning	15	(26)
Dietrich Albert
Theo Held
3. Component-based Construction of Surmise Relations for Chess Problems	41	(26)
Martin Schrepp
Theo Held
Dietrich Albert
4. An Integrated Approach for Constructing, Coding, and Structuring a Body of Word Problems	67	(36)
Theo Held
5. Modeling Knowledge as Competence and Performance	103	(30)
Klaus Korossy
6. An Empirical Test of a Process Model for Letter Series Completion Problems	133	(22)
Martin Schrepp
III: APPLICATIONS	155	(66)
7. Organizing and Controlling Learning Processes Within Competence-Performance Structures	157	(22)
Klaus Korossy
8. Structure and Design of an Intelligent Tutorial System Based on Skill Assignments	179	(18)
Dietrich Albert
Martin Schrepp
9. Application of Doignon and Falmagne's Theory of Knowledge Structures to the Assessment of Motor Learning Processes	197	(24)
Susanne Narciss
Author Index	221	(4)
Subject Index	225