Screen captures to support switching attention

The study set out to validate the supportive role of screen captures for switching attention. Forty-two participants learned how to work with Microsoft Excel with a paper manual. There were three types of manuals: a textual manual, a visual manual with full-screen captures, and a visual manual with a mixture of partial- and full-screen captures. The findings show that participants in all conditions looked up from the manual to the screen on about 97% of the cases in which such a switch was called for rank order analyses showed that users of the visual manuals switched attention significantly more often than did users of the textual manual. No differences were found between conditions on learning effects and training time

"Do screen captures in manuals make a difference?": a comparison between textual and visual manuals

Examines the use of screen captures in manuals. Three types of manuals were compared: one textual and two visual. The two visual manuals differed in the type of screen capture that was used. One had screen captures that showed only the relevant part of the screen, whereas the other consisted of captures of the full screen. All manuals contained exactly the same textual information. We examined immediate use on time (use as a job aid) and on learning (use as a teacher). For job-aid purposes, there was no difference between the manuals. The visual manual with full-screen captures and the textual manual were both better for learning than the visual manual with partial screen captures. We found no effect on user motivation. The tentative conclusion of this study is that screen captures seem not to be vital for learning or immediate use. If one opts for including screen captures, then the conclusion is that full-screen captures are better than partial one

The effects of screen captures in manuals: A textual and two visual manuals compared.

The study examines the use of screen captures in manuals. Three designs of manuals were compared, one textual and two visual manuals. The two visual manuals differed in the type of screen capture that was used. One had screen captures that showed only the relevant part of the screen, whereas the other consisted of captures of the full screen. All manuals contained exactly the same textual information. We examined the time used on carrying out procedures (manual used as a job aid) and the results on retention tests (manual used for learning). We expected to find a trade-off between gain in time and learning effects. That is, we expected that higher scores on the retention tests involved an increase in time used and, vice versa, that gains in time would lead to lower retention test scores. We also explored the influence of manual design on user motivation. For job-aid purposes, there were no differences between manuals. For learning, the full-screen captures manual and the textual manual were significantly better than the partial-screen captures manual. There was no proof for the expected trade-off. More learning was not caused by an increase in time used. We found no effects on user motivation. This study does not yield convincing evidence to support the presence of screen captures in manuals. However, if one wants to include screen captures, this study gives clarity for the type of screen capture to choose. The use of full-screen captures is preferable to partial ones. Finally, we conclude that documentation designed to expedite the execution of tasks does not necessarily hamper the learning that may resul

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Multimodal versus Unimodal Instructions in a Complex Learning Context.

Multimodal instruction with text and pictures was compared with unimodal, text-only instruction. More specifically, 44 students used a visual or a textual manual to learn a complex software application. During 2 103–116-min training sessions, cognitive load, and time and ability to recover from errors were measured. After training, the authors tested students’ learning on trained and untrained tasks. The results for cognitive load, training time, and learning effects initially supported dual coding theory. The results show that even in this complex situation, multi modalinstruction led to a better performance than unimodal instruction. That is, the multimodal manual led to a stronger mental model of the computer program, improved identification of window elements and objects, and speeded up the location of window elements and objects

Kwaliteit van Reflectieprocessen van Studenten en SLB Programma’s Binnen Saxion

Om meer inzicht te krijgen in de kwaliteit van reflectieprocessen binnen studieloopbaanbegeleiding (SLB) is onderzocht hoe studenten reflecteren en hoe de leeromgeving van SLB daaraan kan bijdragen. Conclusie is dat binnen Saxion, de reflectiecyclus beter ingezet kan worden. Het onderzoek levert verschillende ontwerpcriteria voor het verbeteren van reflectie binnen SLB

Opbrengst en Effectiviteit van Saxion Honoursprogramma’s

Onderzoek naar voorwaarden die succesvolle ontwikkeling en implementatie van honoursprogramma’s (HP’s) ondersteunen is nog schaars. In dit onderzoek zijn kenmerken in kaart gebracht om een succesvolle implementatie van HP’s te bevorderen. In eerste instantie is vanuit de literatuur een raamwerk opgezet met ontwerpprincipes voor HP’s. Dit raamwerk vormt de basis voor het vervolgonderzoek. Middels gestructureerde interviews en documentenanalyse, zijn de HP’s (n=8) binnen Saxion gescand en beschreven. Vervolgens zijn vragenlijsten afgenomen onder alle betrokken studenten (n=112) en docenten (n=29) om hun meningen, ervaringen en verwachtingen van de HP’s te inventariseren. De conclusies worden eerst per HP geformuleerd en vervolgens, waar mogelijk en wenselijk, overkoepelend over alle Saxion HP’s