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The User Interface: The Point of Competition.
Tufte, Edward – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Discusses the importance of skillful visual design of computer screens and provides guidelines for screen design in the areas of information resolution, interaction of design elements, color, and typography and icons. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Design
Evaluation of Two Types of Online Help for Application Software.
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Dutke, Stephan; Reimer, T. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2000
Discusses online help systems in application software design and describes two experiments in which adult computer novices learned to use experimental graphics software by task-based exploration. Topics include operative help; function-oriented help; effects on learning performance; schemata; mental models; and implications for the design of…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Learning Processes
Using Visual Programming to Construct an Information Retrieval Tool for Student Advising.
Leigh, William; Paz, Noemi – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Describes the development of the Course Advising Tool (CAT), a microcomputer-based information retrieval program that uses hypermedia and visual programing tools to help students develop their course schedules. The use of graphical cues and nonsequential navigation is discussed, and possible extensions to the system are described. (19 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Course Selection (Students)
Graphical Representations of Electronic Search Patterns.
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Lin, Xia; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Discussion of search behavior in electronic environments focuses on the development of GRIP (Graphic Representor of Interaction Patterns), a graphing tool based on HyperCard that produces graphic representations of search patterns. Search state spaces are explained, and forms of data available from electronic searches are described. (34…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Data Collection
Critiquing the Culture of Computer Graphing Practices.
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Brasseur, Lee – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2001
Argues that current approaches to computer graphing practices are ill suited to meet the complex needs of real users. Offers an overview of work in two major areas of graphing theory and research: the sociology of science and the educational research of mathematics and scientific students. Suggests what technical communicators can do to improve…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Graphs
Teaching and Learning about Graphing through Computer-Assisted Problem Solving: Issues in the Design and Interpretation of Graphs, the Design and Use of Educational Software, and Classroom Research Methodology.
Jackson, David F.; And Others – 1990
Recent research has demonstrated the promise of graphing software as an aid to teaching graphs in two content areas: line graphs of aspects of motion and graphs of algebraic functions. This study attempted to generalize the idea of computer-assisted graphing to include the use of several kinds of graphs to solve a wider range of problems. A unit…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
Testing the Usability of Interactive Visualizations for Complex Problem-Solving: Findings Related to Improving Interfaces and Help.
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Mirel, Barbara – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2001
Conducts a scenario-based usability test with 10 data analysts using visual querying (visually analyzing data with interactive graphics). Details a range of difficulties found in visual selection that, at times, gave rise to inaccurate selections, invalid conclusions, and misguided decisions. Argues that support for visual selection must be built…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Data Analysis