High-fidelity prototype evaluation found the form-like structure frustrating; a guided progressive-disclosure design replaced it¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-19 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All five high-fidelity prototype evaluators were dissatisfied with the form-like structure because inactive future steps caused frustration and aimless clicking. → Joarder 2026

Evidence¶

Joarder 2026¶

Joarder, S., & Chatti, M. A. (2026). Human-Centred Development of Indicators for Self-Service Learning Analytics: A Transparency through Exploration Approach. Journal of Learning Analytics, 13(1), 163-189. https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2026.8921

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Think-aloud task evaluation with five new university participants creating an indicator to monitor monthly learning resource access. Participants preferred options for future steps to appear only after the current step was completed, and three of the five, confused about mapping data columns and method outputs, suggested tooltips for those steps.

"all participants expressed dissatisfaction with the form-like structure of the Indicator Editor. While the interface displayed the upcoming steps, further options were unresponsive due to the incompletion of previous steps, which led to frustration and caused users to click around aimlessly."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Affect Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it
• Achievement Emotions — outcome: instruction changes it

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