Cognitive Ergonomics and Human-Computer Interaction
Cambridge Series on Human-Computer Interaction Series

Originally published in 1989, this book is a distinctive work in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). Cognitive ergonomics and HCI encompass a wide range of research and development activities in both academic and industrial environments, and this book satisfies a clear need for the dissemination of the knowledge generated by work in progress or completed. The book provides detailed reports of a number of long-term research projects, set within a framework for describing cognitive ergonomics activities and understanding their relationships. It reports in detail on substantial empirical investigations rather than being a summary of specific areas or theoretical speculations. The different contributions are integrated, and have been rigorously edited, within a framework provided by the editors and presented in the first chapter.

Preface; 1. Cognitive ergonomics and human-computer interaction: an introduction John Long; 2. Interfacing the laboratory with the real world: a cognitive approach to colour assignment in visual displays John Campion; 3. Constructing appropriate models of computer users: the case of engineering designers Andy Whitefield; 4. Developing a science base for the naming of computer commands Phil Barnard, Jonathan Grudin and Allan Maclean; 5. A notation for reasoning about learning Stephen Payne; 6. Expressing research findings to have a practical influence on design Paul Buckley; 7. Task analysis for knowledge descriptions: theory and application in training Dan Diaper and Peter Johnson; 8. The life and times of ded, text display editor Richard Bornat and Harold Thimbleby.