The effects of graphical interface design characteristics on human-computer interaction task efficiency

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 959-977

  Michalski, R ^a   Grobelny, J ^a   Karwowski, W ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialog windows; Graphical icons; Human computer interface design; Search task efficiency; Toolbars

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA ACQUISITION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER SCREEN; GRAPHICAL ICONS; OBJECT ACQUISITION; SEARCH TASK EFFICIENCY; VISUAL SEARCH;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION;

EID: 33751070309     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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