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Ren 1 , Xing-qi Jiang 2 , 1 Kochi University of Technology, Japan; 2 Asahikawa University, Japan
Although Fitts’ law and its revised versions as human computer interaction evaluation tools have
been used widely, doubts still exist regarding their validity. Design tasks in HCI demand a revision
or a replacement of the existing models. In response to this need, we developed a new model for
evaluating input efficiency of pointing tasks with considering of psychological factors. The effects
of the new and the traditional models are compared using AIC (Akaike Information Criterion), a
criterion for statistical model selection. The results show that the new model is better than the
traditional ones in performance prediction and evaluation.
1072.4 Mathematical model of the man as link of interplay of the animate and lifeless nature,
Volodymyr Prisniakov 1 , Ludmila Prisniakova 2 , 1 IGTM National of Academy of Science of
Ukraine, Ukraine; 2 International Academy of Management by Personnel, Ukraine
The model takes into account the reception by the man of the information, production of the new
information, its loss in communicative space. The obtained equation of state of the man imitates
catastrophe such as "cusp". Use of a body of the catastrophe theory let us to detect of three
different state of the man. From points of bifurcations of nonequilibrium of an individual in an
information field the conditions of birth and death are obtained. The paper demonstrates that the
transition of the man to a transcendental condition takes place through definite critical values of
his information condition.
1072.5 Confirmatory factor analysis in measurement development: A model comparison
between CFA and classical test theory, Mei-Kuang Chen, Patrick McKnight, University of
Arizona, USA
Confirmatory factor analysis and classical test theory represent the two most frequently used and
misunderstood measurement development tools. Most measurement developers rely on these tools
to identify "fitting" items as well evaluate the overall measurement model. The purpose of this
paper is to present several simulations to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of each approach
and to offer suggestions about how measurement development might prosper without the strong
reliance on these methods.
1072.6 Evaluating measurement models, Patrick McKnight, Mei-Kuang Chen, University of
Arizona, USA
Most researchers evaluate measurement models according to stringent adherence to rules set forth
by classical test theory (CTT). These rules restrict items to narrow bands of correspondence,
penalize outlier items that might be informative, and generate instruments with limited utility.
Simulation results indicate that alternative rules might provide a broader and more productive
measurement development process in social science. These results along with their implications
will be discussed.
1072.7 Application of AHP in evaluating the quality of middle school teaching, Jieyu Yu, South
China Normal University, China
In this thesis,it expounds how to use Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to evaluate the quality of
middle school teaching,which refers to the factors such as attitude,organization,content and
effect.And this thesis just chooses some characteristic fators as the evaluative guidelines.It affirms
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