ABSTRACT
This study is grounded on cognitive learning theory and the representative SRK model "Three Levels of Skilled Performance" suggested by Rasmussen. This study provides two different training programs (declarative knowledge training and procedural knowledge training) to determine the effects on 3 interface task performance (skill-based behavior task, rule-based behavior task, and knowledgebased behavior task). 32 older adults were divided into 2 groups and each group then participated in 2 training programs separately to examine the resulting performance on interface tasks. After training program, participants are requested to conduct Microsoft Media Player interface task on three levels of skilled performance and complete a questionnaire for the subjective satisfaction on the two training programs. Results show that the type of training material has main effects on different interface types operations. It reveals that older adults under declarative knowledge training program develop a better understanding of the knowledge-based and rule-based behavior tasks than procedural knowledge training program. The results are applicable to the development for the instructional design in the interface research filed.
