Investigation of Learning Process with TUI and GUI Based on COCOM

In this paper, opportunity to use computer for learning has been on the rise. Therefore, we investigate the effect of the types of user interfaces how learning process is affected by using computer. An analysis was conducted for the verification using a cognitive model COCOM as a reference. Similar means for solving problems were taken for both interfaces when participants stay initial stage. Adopting other measures when getting familiar with such problems, however, it has been proved that participants find out a correct answer by accumulating sub-goal achievement in case of GUI and they figure out a correct answer while taking various measures such as searching of clues and accumulation of sub-goal achievement in case of TUI.