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User Dyads in Software Testing: Bypassing the Need for Expert Observers
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Foster, Geoff – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
This paper arises out of a research study into the online help facilities provided in popular software applications such as word processors. Its particular focus is on experimental methods of evaluating the effectiveness and usability of those facilities. Focus groups, questionnaires, and online surveys had already been used in other phases of the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Word Processing, Focus Groups, Computer Software
Integrated Software.
LaRue, James – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of integrated software, i.e., software that combines the functions of several independent programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphics programs, and desktop publishing so that users can work in a consistent and flexible computer environment. Microsoft Works, a well-known integrated package, is…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Desktop Publishing