Cognitive Science

Test 3 / 2006

Modified: 4/11/2006

Instructions: Due before 2:10 p.m., Tuesday, April 18.

Answers should be legible (i.e., not hand written), complete, thoughtful, and articulate. You may consult with me via e-mail as you develop your answers (probably a good strategy). Shoot for at least one page per question and do not simply copy and paste answers. Use quotes to indicate sources you found elsewhere and provide URLs or references where appropriate. Failure to properly cite sources may lead to a grade of zero for that item!

1. Discuss the history and implementation of hypermedia. Then, use a specific example to illustrate how hypermedia works in teaching.

2. Define AI. Then, show how your definition relates to an AI area that has shown success and to an AI area yet to show success.

3. How is usability testing conducted. Find a specific example of usability testing from the World Wide Web and summarize it. Was their testing conducted well? Why or why not?

4. Look at www.saumag.edu. Make 5 practical suggestions on how SAU's page could have better usability.

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