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Jansen, Carel – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Summarizes three recent Dutch studies in the field of functional text research (text which has concrete goals that must be achieved by lay readers). Focuses on the use of and failure to use software manuals, the minimalist approach and learning styles, and the effect of using decision tables. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship