Experiments with computer-based tasks

by Min, Buwalda, Fokkema and Tao Yu
Rik Min (supervisor),

We have prepared a lot of experiments with computer-based tasks
in doing-, working- and/or learning-environments.

1. Very abstract theoretical tasks (with parallel instructions):
Our very abstract task-oriented environments:
(EXPERIMENTAL)

2. Two kinds of real and concrete tasks (with parallel instructions):
a. with a fish pond simulation (EXPERIMENTAL);
b. with a sun heater simulation (EXPERIMENTAL);

List of our experiments and experimental environments

Experiment 1	with simple tasks and parallel instruction
Experiment 2	without paper materials (in Dutch) (English)
Experiment 3	with secretaries (in Dutch)
Experiment 4	with secretaries (in Dutch)
Experiment 5	with students (in Dutch) (with simulation tasks) (Boiler)
Experiment 6	with students (in Dutch) (with simulation tasks) (Fish pond) (English)

The first is an experiment with 3 tasks with parallel instruction on loose papers, parallel on the monitor; and 1 task without paper materials. The second experiment is an experiment with parallel instruction on the same monitor of the PC were the tasks are. The third experiment is an experiment with secretaries and how to handle copiing a file from floppy to a map on the 'own' hard-disk. The fifth experiment is with web-sites with simulation ('Sunheater') and a lot of different parallel instructions. The 6th experiment is with 3 different web-sites with the same simulation ('Fish pond') and a lot of parallel instructions.

Results 1: 2001 (ORD proceedings in Dutch)
Results 2: 2001 (ED-MEDIA poster English)
Results 3: 2003 (EARLI paper English)
Results 4: 2004 (JCAL paper English)

Enschede, march 2000; updated 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004.