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Note-taking, selecting, and choice: designing interfaces that encourage smaller selections

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Kenneth R. KoedingerAuthors Info & Claims

JCDL '08: Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries

Pages 397 - 406

https://doi.org/10.1145/1378889.1378961

Published: 16 June 2008 Publication History

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Our research develops note-taking applications for educational environments. Previous studies found that while copy-pasting notes can be more efficient than typing, for some users it reduces attention and learning. This paper presents two studies aimed at designing and evaluating interfaces that encourage focusing. While we were able to produce interfaces that increased desirable behaviors and improved satisfaction, the new interfaces did not improve learning. We suggest design recommendations derived from these studies, and describe a "selecting-to-read" behavior we encountered, which has implications for the design of reading and note-taking applications.

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JCDL '08: Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries

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DOI:10.1145/1378889

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Mitsuhara HShishibori MKashihara A(2018)Comparative Experiments on Mouse-based and Typing-based Copy-and-Paste MethodsThe Journal of Information and Systems in Education10.12937/ejsise.17.1717:1(17-26)Online publication date: 2018
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Mosleh MBaba MMalek SAlhussein M(2015)Challenges of Digital Note TakingAdvanced Computer and Communication Engineering Technology10.1007/978-3-319-24584-3_19(211-231)Online publication date: 29-Dec-2015
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24584-3_19

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