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Peer reviewedJansen, Carel – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1994
Summarizes three recent Dutch studies in the field of functional text research (text which has concrete goals that must be achieved by lay readers). Focuses on the use of and failure to use software manuals, the minimalist approach and learning styles, and the effect of using decision tables. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship
Lieberman, Jay – Technical Writing Teacher, 1987
Based on the results of research concerning the characteristics of adults as learners and theory of individual learning styles, suggests that software documentation should be organized with a flexible format, and with content that relates each piece of software to the user's relevant past experience. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Cognitive Style
Murdock, Phil, Comp. – 1984
Compiled from responses to a survey of 36 universities offering doctorates in rhetoric, composition, language, or technical communication, and updated using research and dissertation indexes and bibliographies, this bibliography summarizes doctoral research in technical communication since 1975. The 35 titles deal with a variety of topics,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Style, Communication Research, Course Content
