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== Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)==

== Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)==

Problem solution, problem solving performance, task performance

Cognitive load, cognitive overload, process model quality, modeling time, modeling effort

== Main independent construct(s)/factor(s) ==

== Main independent construct(s)/factor(s) ==

Problem representation, problem solving task

Process modeling sequencing technique, degree/structuredness/fit of sequencing, learning style, field-dependency, need for structure

== Concise description of theory ==

== Concise description of theory ==

The Structured Process Modeling Theory was developed by Jan Claes (2014) [1]. The theory proposes that constructing process models is more effective and more efficient if the modeler applies a (1) sequencing technique, (2) that is structured and (3) that  Sequencing is a cognitive technique to divide tasks into subtasks that are executed consecutively rather than simultaneously, and it is aimed at lowering the instantaneous cognitive load. Structured sequencing is when this sequencing happens with a consistent strategy. Third, the theory identifies three cognitive characteristics of a modeler that determine whether a structured sequencing technique fits with the modelers profile. There is the learning style of a modeler, which can be sequential (in consectuive parts) or global (in bits and pieces); the field-dependency, which denotes how bad the modeler is in abstracting; and the need for structure, which describes how much a modeler reacts to missing structure and how much (s)he desires structure while processing information.

The Structured Process Modeling Theory was developed by Jan Claes (2014) [1]. The theory proposes that constructing process models is more effective and more efficient if the modeler applies a (1) sequencing technique, (2) that is structured and (3) that  Sequencing is a cognitive technique to divide tasks into subtasks that are executed consecutively rather than simultaneously, and it is aimed at lowering the instantaneous cognitive load. Structured sequencing is when this sequencing happens with a consistent strategy. Third, the theory identifies three cognitive characteristics of a modeler that determine whether a structured sequencing technique fits with the modelers profile. There is the learning style of a modeler, which can be sequential (in consectuive parts) or global (in bits and pieces); the field-dependency, which denotes how bad the modeler is in abstracting; and the need for structure, which describes how much a modeler reacts to missing structure and how much (s)he desires structure while processing information.

Sources:

Sources:

[1] Claes, J., Vanderfeesten, I., Gailly, F., Grefen, P., Poels, G. (2015) The Structured Process Modeling Theory (SPMT) - A cognitive view on why and how modelers benefit from structuring the process of process modeling, Information Systems Frontiers, 17 (6), p. 1401-1425

[1] Claes, J., Vanderfeesten, I., Gailly, F., Grefen, P., Poels, G. (2015) The Structured Process Modeling Theory (SPMT) - A cognitive view on why and how modelers benefit from structuring the process of process modeling, Information Systems Frontiers, 17 (6), p. 1401-1425

== External links ==

== External links ==

[http://www.janclaes.info]

[http://www.janclaes.info|www.janclaes.info]

== Original Contributor(s) ==

== Original Contributor(s) ==