Abstract:
This paper will report the design and development of a User Performance Support System (UPSS) to enhance lesson planning skills in first-year teacher education students. This is part of a larger study investigating the development and implementation of a UPSS to facilitate lesson planning.
Much conventional software has been criticised for its failure to acknowledge the cognitive processes involved in the task. A UPSS is interactive software that is intended to both train and support the novice user in the performance of complex tasks. This paper will focus on the features of a UPSS which support the performance of a complex cognitive task (lesson planning) and report the design process involved in the development of the software.
Much conventional software has been criticised for its failure to acknowledge the cognitive processes involved in the task. A UPSS is interactive software that is intended to both train and support the novice user in the performance of complex tasks. This paper will focus on the features of a UPSS which support the performance of a complex cognitive task (lesson planning) and report the design process involved in the development of the software.