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| Title: |
Learning complex computer programs |
| Author: |
Wood, Carl Martin All WIKSTRÖ, TORBJÖ N. |
| Appeared in: |
Behaviour & information technology |
| Paging: | Volume 5 (1986) nr. 3 pages 217-225 |
| Year: |
1986-07-01 |
| Contents: |
The nature of users' difficulties when learning either a data-base or a spread-sheet program is analysed here. Two subjects for each program were thinking aloud while following the instructions in a written tutorial. One main result was the large number of different difficulties, both procedural and conceptual, experienced by the subjects. A tentative conclusion is that it may not be possible to eliminate these difficulties by making only a small number of changes to the programs. In contrast to earlier studies, mistaken analogies were not a major source of difficulties; for example, the typewriter analogy contributed only to a very small extent. The analyses showed that subjects had more difficulties on the main command level than on the sub-command level. Despite the small number of subjects, a large variation in learning strategy was observed. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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