DocumentCode :
2933144
Title :
Impact of cognitive style on spatial knowledge acquisition
Author :
Kyritsis, Markos ; Gulliver, Stephen R. ; Morar, Sonali ; Macredie, Robert
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Syst., Comput. & Math., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
fYear :
2009
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 3 2009
Firstpage :
966
Lastpage :
969
Abstract :
A user´s cognitive style impacts the way they organize and process information. This paper considers how cognitive style impacts a user´s ability to acquire spatial knowledge from a range of virtual environments. Our results show that holist (field independent) users acquire spatial knowledge faster in low complex large environments, which support learning of relative visual references. Analytic (field dependent) users acquire spatial knowledge faster in complex environments, which obstruct the field of view and therefore support procedural learning. User specific limitations must be considered when defining required exposure time in virtual training environments.
Keywords :
cognitive systems; human computer interaction; knowledge acquisition; psychology; virtual reality; cognitive style; relative visual references; spatial knowledge acquisition; virtual training environments; Informatics; Information systems; Knowledge acquisition; Mathematics; Navigation; Problem-solving; Psychology; Shape measurement; Testing; Virtual environment; Cognitive Style; Spatial knowledge acquisition; Virtual Environments;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia and Expo, 2009. ICME 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
ISSN :
1945-7871
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4290-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7871
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICME.2009.5202657
Filename :
5202657
Link To Document :
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