Individual differences and task-based user interface evaluation: A case study of pending tasks in email

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 769-797

  Gwizdka, Jacek ^a   Chignell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Email interfaces; External representations; Individual differences; Task management; User interface design

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EMAIL INTERFACES; EXTERNAL REPRESENTATIONS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; TASK MANAGEMENT; USER INTERFACE DESIGN;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 6344285366     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2004.04.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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