TPL-KATS-card sort: A tool for assessing structural knowledge

    Authors

    M. E. Harper; F. G. Jentsch; D. Berry; H. C. Lau; C. Bowers;E. Salas

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Behav. Res. Methods Instr. Comput.

    Keywords

    DIAGRAMS; PICTURE; Psychology, Mathematical; Psychology, Experimental

    Abstract

    The study of how individuals organize knowledge has been a popular endeavor for several decades. As a result, techniques have been developed to assess how individuals represent and organize knowledge internally. Although several conceptual knowledge elicitation methods have been developed and used to assess the organization of knowledge, their use is often labor intensive and time consuming. Presented here is a software tool that was developed to reduce the problems associated with manually administering the conceptual knowledge elicitation technique, or card sorting. The TPL-KATS-card sort software not only simplifies the administration of the task, but also adds features to the card-sorting task such as media insertion, time stamping, and instructorless administration. In the present article, an introduction to the card-sorting technique is provided, the new software tool is described, and the advantages of the software are detailed.

    Journal Title

    Behavior Research Methods Instruments & Computers

    Volume

    35

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    577

    Last Page

    584

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000187916000010

    ISSN

    0743-3808

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