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A model of mental model construction

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CHI '86: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/22627.22388

Published: 01 April 1986 Publication History

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Learning to control a computer system from limited experience with it seems to require constructing a mental model adequate to indicate the causal connections between user actions, system responses, and user goals. While many kinds of knowledge could be used in building such a model, a small number of simple, low-level heuristics is adequate to interpret some common computer interaction patterns. Designing interactions so that they fall within the scope of these heuristics may lead to easier mastery by learners.

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CHI '86: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 1986

362 pages

ISBN:0897911806

DOI:10.1145/22627

ACM SIGCHI Bulletin Volume 17, Issue 4
Special issue: CHI '86 Conference Proceedings
April 1986
346 pages
ISSN:0736-6906
DOI:10.1145/22339
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