University of Sussex
Browse

File(s) under permanent embargo

What constitutes an effective representation?

chapter
posted on 2023-06-09, 02:34 authored by Peter ChengPeter Cheng
This paper presents a taxonomy of 19 cognitive criteria for judging what constitutes effective representational systems, particularly for knowledge rich topics. Two classes of cognitive criteria are discussed. The first concerns access to concepts by reading and making inferences from external representations. The second class addresses the generation and manipulation of external representations to fulfill reasoning or problem solving goals. Suggestions for the use of the classification are made. Examples of conventional representations and Law Encoding Diagrams for the conceptual challenging topic of particle collisions are provided throughout.

History

Publication status

  • Published

File Version

  • Accepted version

Publisher

Springer

Issue

9781

Page range

17-31

Pages

15.0

Book title

Diagrammatic Representation and Inference: 9th International Conference, Diagrams 2016.

Place of publication

Heidelberg, Germany

ISBN

9783319423333

Series

Lecture notes in artificial intelligence

Department affiliated with

  • Informatics Publications

Full text available

  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Stephanie Schwartz, Mateja Jamik, Yuri Uesaka

Legacy Posted Date

2016-08-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-08-16

Usage metrics

    University of Sussex (Publications)

    Categories

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC