MINIMALIST COMPUTER DOCUMENTATION - Universiteit Twente
MINIMALIST COMPUTER DOCUMENTATION - Universiteit Twente
MINIMALIST COMPUTER DOCUMENTATION - Universiteit Twente
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THE MINIMAL MANUAL: IS LESS REALLY MORE?<br />
Table 3.3<br />
Mean solution time on test items<br />
Basic<br />
Item type<br />
Retention Transfer<br />
Manual<br />
MM a<br />
SS b<br />
Computer experience<br />
Novice<br />
Beginner<br />
Intermediate<br />
0.5 (0.3)<br />
1.1 (0.9)<br />
0.9 (0.8)<br />
0.6 (0.5)<br />
0.7 (0.5)<br />
3.0 (1.0)<br />
4.0 (2.1)<br />
4.2 (2.0)<br />
2.8 (1.1)<br />
2.7 (0.7)<br />
7.7 (4.2)<br />
6.5 (3.4)<br />
7.7 (4.8)<br />
6.3 (3.4)<br />
7.1 (2.9)<br />
Note. Time in minutes, Standard deviations in parentheses.<br />
Since not all subjects completed the performance test (10 subjects did not get to the transfer items), the<br />
ratio of time to the number of complete items was compared between experimental groups. Given the<br />
fact of speed-test, 'faster' automatically implies 'having completed more items'.<br />
a Minimal manual b Self-study manual<br />
Computer experience affected the time to complete retention items<br />
(F(2,48)=4.78, p
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