Title :
Reader performance as a function of document design
Author :
Spyridakis, Jan H. ; Wenger, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Tech. Comm., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The authors advocate analyzing readers and users of documents from the perspective of reading and comprehension models. With that base established, studies of document design factors that affect comprehension are reviewed. Recommendations for effective document design are then based on the findings from empirical studies.<>
Keywords :
ergonomics; technical presentation; comprehension models; document design; empirical studies; reader performance; reading; Amorphous materials; Buildings; Context modeling; Decoding; Pattern matching; Predictive models; Psychology; Skin; Visual system;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1990. IPCC 90. Communication Across the Sea: North American and European Practices, International
Conference_Location :
Guildford, UK
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1990.111145
