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references c-d
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minimal manuals and guided exploration
Topic:
limitations of hierarchical structures
Topic:
information retrieval by searching
Topic:
examples of usability studies
Topic:
software documentation

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Carroll, J.M., The Nurnberg Funnel: Designing minimalist instruction for practical computer skill, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 1990. Google

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73 ;;Quote: systematic instructional design decomposes target skills; but people do not follow the instructions since too busy learning
77 ;;Quote: the minimalist approach to instruction reduces obstacles to learner's efforts and exploits their learning strategies
116 ;;Quote: a guided exploration card consists of a goal, hints, checkpoints for confirmation, and remedies for errors
119 ;;Quote: learners often failed to find information even when it was in front of them
120 ;;Quote: forced learners to read the introduction by placing it across the envelope's seal
122 ;;Quote: guided exploration learners where twice as fast as those with a systems-style manual; understood the goals of each activity
129 ;;Quote: guided exploration manuals stress error recognition (checkpoint) and recovery; so guided exploration learners recognize more errors


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Topic: information retrieval by searching (35 items)
Topic: examples of usability studies (31 items)
Topic: software documentation (64 items)

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