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SIGDOC
2009
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
The macro-structure of use of help
Users of help systems often complain that they do not find them useful; while they still use help at least occasionally, they resort to other problem-solving strategies. In this p...
Oscar D. Andrade, Nathaniel Bean, David G. Novick
SIGDOC
2009
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
The micro-structure of use of help
To see whether, from the user’s standpoint, muddling through with trial-and-error exploration of the interface actually works as well as consulting help, we analyzed video recor...
David G. Novick, Oscar D. Andrade, Nathaniel Bean