The effect of interaction style and training method on end user learning of software packages

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-172

  Davis, Sid ^a   Wiedenbeck, Susan ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

End users; Exploration based training; Instruction based training; Interface style

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

END USER LEARNING; EXPLORATION BASED TRAINING; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0032266757     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-5438(98)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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