Human-Computer Interaction 3e Dix, Finlay, Abowd, Beale

exercises - 1. the human

Observe skilled and novice operators in a familiar domain: for example, touch and 'hunt-and-peck' typists, expert and novice game players, or expert and novice users of a computer application. What differences can you discern between their behaviours?

answer

This is an exercise in observation.
The student should think about skill acquisition, proceduralization, chunking, etc.
Is there any evidence of this in practice?
How do the groups differ (speed, error, style, strategy)?
Do the differences suggest different skill levels?

Other exercises in this chapter

ex.1.1 (ans), ex.1.2 (ans), ex.1.3 (ans), ex.1.4 (tut), ex.1.5 (tut), ex.1.6 (open), ex.1.7 (open)

all exercises for this chapter