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Representations for problem solving: on the benefits of integrated structure

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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:22 authored by Rossano Barone, Peter ChengPeter Cheng
How should problem-solving representations for complex knowledge domains be designed? Traditional approaches typically address the problem of semantic complexity by designing systems that offer multiple and often heterogonous forms of representation. The REEP approach advocates structure preserving integration of the different classes and perspectives of a domain within a single representation. This paper reports on a novel representational system for nurse rostering that was designed under the REEP approach. An empirical evaluation suggests the kinds of knowledge support provided by the representation and demonstrates that participants prefer fully integrated over selective views of information even though the former increases visual complexity. This knowledge support is explained in terms of more abstract domain independent cognitive benefits that we present as reasons for adopting the REEP approach.

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Publication status

  • Published

ISSN

1093-9547

Publisher

IEEE Computer Society

Pages

6.0

Presentation Type

  • paper

Event name

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Visualisation

Event type

conference

ISBN

0-769-52177-0

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  • Informatics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

E Banissi, M Dastbaz, E Izquierdo, K Borner, A Faiola, J Roberts, JJ Zhang, G Clapworthy, C Maple, A Ursyn, C Chen, C Moore

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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