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Cates, Ward Mitchell – 1996
The graphical user interface (GUI) has become something of a standard for instructional programs in recent years. One type of GUI is the metaphorical type. For example, the Macintosh GUI is based on the "desktop" metaphor where objects one manipulates within the GUI are implied to be objects one might find in a real office's desktop.…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
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Berg, Gary A. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2000
Reviews literature in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) as it applies to educational environments. Topics include the origin of HCI; human factors; usability; computer interface design; goals, operations, methods, and selection (GOMS) models; command language versus direct manipulation; hypertext; visual perception; interface…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Simulation, Human Factors Engineering