A framework is presented for the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge from experts. This framework is referred to as the ENVIRONMENTAL HINTING (ENVHINT) framework. ENVHINT attempts to steer the expert's focus to the derivation of expert knowledge by embedding acquisition of expert knowledge in the dynamics of the environment which influenced expertise development. Within this framework, the research focuses on the development of cognitive structures which can be used to develop probing domain-specific questions. / Cognitive structures are developed from urban residents' repertory grids which are based on personal construct theory. A cognitive structure reveals dependencies in the form of construct equivalence classes and implications from one equivalence class to another. / Weights are assigned to the implication lines of a cognitive structure. They are obtained from a fuzzy grid, from which the cognitive structure is derived. The weights allow paths to be accessed according to relevancy of urban concerns. The relevancy strengths of paths are used to derive hinting domain-specific questions for experts. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-04, Section: B, page: 2071. / Major Professor: Wyllis Bandler. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76914 |
| Contributors | Ncube, Cathy Claiborne., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 193 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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