A Case Study of Executive Functions in Real Process Modeling Sessions

Autor: Ilona Wilmont, Stijn Hoppenbrouwers, Erik Barendsen
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ISBN: 9783030209476
CAiSE Workshops
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20948-3_2
Popis: Cognitive aspects like executive control functions, reasoning and abstraction have a crucial influence on modeling performance. Yet how are executive functions used in real modeling sessions and what individual differences exist? In this case study we analyse observations of three modeling sessions according to a coding scheme for behavioural observation of executive functions, reasoning and abstraction. We complement the findings with a qualitative, thick description of the sessions. We find that the modelers have unique styles in how they use executive control, that there appears to be a hierarchy in when specific executive functions are used, and that the use of executive control alone does not guarantee modeling progress. Greater awareness of the effects of executive control use in real modeling settings can be very helpful in training modelers to optimize their skills.
Databáze: OpenAIRE