Towards reducing cognitive load and enhancing usability through a reduced graphical user interface for a dynamic geometry system: An experimental study

Proceedings - 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, ISM 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 445-450

  Reis, Helena M ^a   Borges, Simone S ^a   Durelli, Vinicius H S ^a   Fernando De S Moro, Luis ^a   Brandão, Anarosa A F ^a   Barbosa, Ellen F ^a   Brandão, Leônidas O ^a   Isotani, Seiji ^a   Jaques, Patricia A ^b   Bittencourt, Ig I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Dynamic geometry systems; Graphical user interface; IGeom

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEMANDS; COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; COGNITIVE LOADS; DYNAMIC GEOMETRY; EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS; EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GEOMETRY SOFTWARE; IGEOM; NOVICE USER; SYSTEM FEATURES; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; USER INTERFACE DESIGNS;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; STUDENTS;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 84874249118     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISM.2012.91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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