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Dissertation Information for Suzanne Claire Nuss

NAME:
- Suzanne Claire Nuss

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Pittsburgh (USA) (1979)

ADVISORS:
- None

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Inspected

Title: CONSTRUCTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FUNCTIONS

Abstract: A new approach to effecting knowledge transfer is introduced which uses the developing word processing capacities of the computer. Recent development in the understanding of cognitive processes and an evolving theory of knowledge to design modifications in the standard presentations of knowledge. A knowledge transfer function which characterizes the similarities and differences among knowledge structures is defined to determine the complexity of the knowledge transfer problem. Two strategies for transferring knowledge (1) by facilitating recognition and (2) by facilitating assimilation of new information are considered. Both strategies can e adapted to the needs of individual users or user groups. The meta-languages which characterize the similarities among the knowledge spaces can be realized as simple concept translators. Automatic translation of similar concepts into the vocabulary of the target user group is one method for efficiently transferring knowledge. The second method is to use the concepts of cognitive style to determine the order of presentation of knowledge to the target user group. Translation and reordering is performed simply and cheaply by computer systems, and the software needed to implement the methods described is now available on micro-processor based hobby computers. A new method of parsing knowledge structures is introduced which provides the conceptual tools to implement knowledge transfer machines which can customize knowledge presentations for individual use. Computer examples using only the basic operation of substitution demonstrate the approach.

MPACT Scores for Suzanne Claire Nuss

A = 0
C = 0
A+C = 0
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:22:18

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