ThesaHelp: references t-z
Topic: minimal manuals and guided exploration
Topic: software documentation
Topic: direct engagement and theater in a user interface
Topic: ease of learning
Topic: expert users
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Reference
Williams, T.R., Farkas, D.K.,
"Minimalism reconsidered: Should we design documentation for exploratory learning?",
SIGCHI Bulletin, 24, 2, April 1992, pp. 41-50.
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Quotations
41 ;;Quote: guided exploration is closely related to discovery learning, e.g., Bruner; teach with trial-and-error learning by the student, not by teaching the facts
| 42 ;;Quote: guided exploration learning is inefficient, authoritarian, and emphasizes declarative knowledge at the expense of procedural knowledge
| 43 ;;Quote: guided exploration forces a new user to figure out the desired procedures; neither efficient nor humane for users who want finish
| 43+;;Quote: a manual should allow a new user to immediately articulate and pursue his or her own goals
| 46 ;;Quote: the minimal manual results could be due to reducing a 180-page manual into a 45-page one; without benefit of guided exploration
| 48 ;;Quote: compared guided exploration plus explicit procedures with a traditional tutorial; the former did better, faster, and more accurately
| 49 ;;Quote: computer users spontaneously engage in discovery learning by skipping and skimming; creates a guided exploration manual
| 49 ;;Quote: expertise requires procedural knowledge that is best acquired by simple, straightforward procedural steps
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