Extending Sense-Making Models with Ideas from Cognition and Learning Theories

摘要

In this paper we extend existing sense-making models by adding detail on types of conceptualrnchange and cognitive mechanisms taken from theories of cognition and learning. Our extendedrnmodel aims to offer a more complete picture of the cognitive processes of sense-making, includingrnthe underlying cognitive mechanisms and different types of conceptual changes so that we can linkrnobservations to theory. We conducted a preliminary test of the model against think-aloud protocols ofrnusers performing intelligence analysis tasks using a multilingual, multimedia information system.rnTheir sense-making processes were consistent with our iterative model of search and sense-makingrnloops. Most of the cognitive mechanisms derived from the literature appeared, with a prevalence ofrndata-driven mechanisms.