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Download full textAspillaga, Macarena – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Discusses six principles of visual perception and their cognitive implications for interactive screen design: clear perception determines continuity and flow of information; perceptual grouping establishes screen sequencing; placement of information aids recall; distinctiveness increases retention and retrieval; consistency in the perception of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Software Development, Display Systems, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedBergeron, Bryan P.; Bailin, Michael T. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1996
Discusses collaborative hypermedia development for academic publishing in light of the availability of tools for authoring and disseminating hypermedia documents through the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, and other electronic formats. Topics include defining pedagogical objectives; role definitions of authors, editors, publishers, and software…
Descriptors: Authors, Collaborative Writing, Computer Software Development, Editors
Kuzmich, Carl J.; And Others – 1993
The development of a HyperCard application program, "Connecting to Your MARS Account," is described. The program was intended to assist users of the biomedical computer system at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), the Medical ARchival System (MARS), to connect to their computer accounts. Criteria from instructional, graphical,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development
Philleo, Tom – 1993
The purpose of this project was to investigate, in an informal and exploratory manner, the reactions of middle school students to unfamiliar symbols used as computer screen icons. The project focused on discovering a means to address the following issues: (1) the appearance of buttons containing text compared to those with graphics; (2) the…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development, Data Collection, Hypermedia
Bixler, Brett; Spotts, John – 1993
Growing interest in adult literacy has encouraged research and innovative programming in the field. This paper examines several pieces of software created by the Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy at Pennsylvania State University and explains their underlying conceptual foundations and the integration of visual materials. The Penn State…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
Ogata, Hiroaki; Yano, Yoneo – 1998
This paper describes Coconuts (Concurrent Collaborative Learning Environment Supported by Awareness), a proposed module of Sharlok (Sharing, Linking and Looking-for Knowledge), an open-ended and collaborative learning environment that integrates a knowledge building tool with a collaborative interface tool. Coconuts was developed in order to…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication
