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The effect of task description detail on evaluator performance with cognitive walkthroughs

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CHI '98: CHI 98 Conference Summary on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/286498.286741

Published: 01 April 1998 Publication History

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The effect of task description detail on evaluator performance with cognitive walkthroughs
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Knowledge representation and reasoning
      1. Cognitive robotics
    2. Philosophical/theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence
      1. Cognitive science
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods

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Green TBurnett MKo ARothermel KCook CSchonfeld J(2000)Using the cognitive walkthrough to improve the design of a visual programming experimentProceeding 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Visual Languages10.1109/VL.2000.874381(172-179)Online publication date: 2000
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