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ERIC Number: EJ324112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Better Microcomputer Manuals: A Research-Based Approach.
Jensen, Randall P.; Osguthorpe, Russell T.
Educational Technology, v25 n9 p42-47 Sep 1985
Describes two studies designed to identify and validate principles of effective microcomputer manual design. In the first, instructional science students rated design principles of four computer manuals using a computer manual checklist; in the second, instructional effectiveness of these design principles was tested by comparing microcomputer performance of users of original and new manuals. (MBR)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Design Requirements, Guides, Instructional Design, Literature Reviews, Material Development, Performance
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Effectiveness; Microcomputer Manuals