Documentations Biggest Flaw

[Judy Perry]

Yes, and the PDFs that will accompany my project (they are guided projects
in creating simple stacks that gradually increase in -- simple albeit --
complexity) have lots of screenshots.  Even the CS majors rely upon  them.

And, umm, I think it's called the "dual encoding" theory that even
primarily verbal learners can find visual reinforcement beneficial (or
auditory reinforcement or... you get the idea).

Sigh.  Missed a good meeting it sounds like.

Judy

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> As Paul Looney observed at last night's RUG-LA meeting, the
> documentation is nearly completely devoid of screen shots.
>
> Paul's own manual for his IT Works product provides an inspiring
> contrast:  hardly a page doesn't include at least once screen shot,
> often more, so readers can more easily grasp context than would be
> possible with text descriptions alone.
>
> I believe Paul's point applies to all types of learners:  even the most
> verbally-inclined learner will also respond measurably well to
> illustrations.
>
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