Symphony: A case study in extending learner-centered design through process space analysis

Chris Quintana; Jim Eng; Andrew Carra; Hsin Kai Wu; Elliot Soloway

doi:10.1145/302979.303136

Symphony: A case study in extending learner-centered design through process space analysis

Chris Quintana^*, Jim Eng, Andrew Carra, Hsin Kai Wu, Elliot Soloway

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

We are exploring a new class of tools for learners: scaffolded integrated tool environments (or SITES), which address the needs of learners trying to engage in new, complex work processes. A crucial phase within a learner-centered design approach for SITE design involves analyzing the work process to identify areas where learners need support to engage in the process. Here we discuss the design of Symphony, a SITE for high-school science students. Specifically, we discuss how the process-space model helped us analyze the science inquiry process to help us identify a detailed set of learner needs, leading to a full set of process scaffolding strategies for Symphony.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI'99
Pages	473-480
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/302979.303136
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes
Event	SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1999 - Pittsburgh, PA, United States Duration: 1999 May 15 → 1999 May 20

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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Other	SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1999
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pittsburgh, PA
Period	1999/05/15 → 1999/05/20

Keywords

Learner-centered design
Process scaffolding
Process spaces
Scaffolded integrated tool environments

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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Symphony: A case study in extending learner-centered design through process space analysis. / Quintana, Chris; Eng, Jim; Carra, Andrew et al.
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI'99. 1999. p. 473-480 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Quintana, C, Eng, J, Carra, A, Wu, HK & Soloway, E 1999, Symphony: A case study in extending learner-centered design through process space analysis. in Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI'99. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, pp. 473-480, SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 1999, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 1999/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/302979.303136

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