Apparency of Contingencies in Single Panel Menus

dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Diane L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNorman, Kent L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-05-31T21:05:31Z
dc.date.available2004-05-31T21:05:31Z
dc.date.created1996-05en_US
dc.date.issued1998-10-15en_US
dc.description.abstractWhat we see is not always what we get. This is the problem when the underlying structure of an interface is hidden from the user's view. Users high in Spatial Visualization Ability (SVA), are quick to learn the contingencies of these relationships and are not hindered by this problem. Low SVA users, however, have difficulty visualizing these contingencies and often get lost. We examined data for 97 undergraduate students to determine whether revealing hidden contingencies though visual cues would facilitate Low SVA users, enabling them to approach the level of performance of High SVA users on a computerized path finding task. It was found that increasing interface apparency does seem to benefit all users, but particularly those with Low SVA. (Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-824)en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/463
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtTech Reports in Computer Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtComputer Science Department Technical Reportsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-3644en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCAR-TR-824en_US
dc.titleApparency of Contingencies in Single Panel Menusen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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