End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development

Jochen Rode; Mary Beth Rosson; Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones

doi:10.1109/VLHCC.2004.25

End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development

Jochen Rode, Mary Beth Rosson, Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones

College of Information Sciences and Technology

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Abstract

We report an empirical study of nonprogrammers' mental models regarding particular concerns in web application development such as input validation, database lookup, and overview-detail relationships. The goal of the study was to understand how nonprogrammers think about the data and logic underlying a web application. In continuing work, we are using this understanding as a basis for the design of tools and development resources that are intuitive and easy to use. The current paper describes the empirical work that was done and discusses its implications for the design of end-user web development tools that could be used to develop web applications of intermediate complexity.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing
Editors	P. Bottoni, C. Hundhausen, S. Levialdi, G. Tortora
Pages	215-222
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VLHCC.2004.25
State	Published - Dec 1 2004
Event	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing - Rome, Italy Duration: Sep 26 2004 → Sep 29 2004

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Name	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing

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Other	Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	9/26/04 → 9/29/04

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Engineering(all)

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Rode, J., Rosson, M. B., & Pérez-Quiñones, M. A. (2004). End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development. In P. Bottoni, C. Hundhausen, S. Levialdi, & G. Tortora (Eds.), Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing (pp. 215-222). (Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing). https://doi.org/10.1109/VLHCC.2004.25

Rode, Jochen ; Rosson, Mary Beth ; Pérez-Quiñones, Manuel A. / End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development. Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing. editor / P. Bottoni ; C. Hundhausen ; S. Levialdi ; G. Tortora. 2004. pp. 215-222 (Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing).

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Rode, J, Rosson, MB & Pérez-Quiñones, MA 2004, End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development. in P Bottoni, C Hundhausen, S Levialdi & G Tortora (eds), Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing. Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing, pp. 215-222, Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing, Rome, Italy, 9/26/04. https://doi.org/10.1109/VLHCC.2004.25

End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development. / Rode, Jochen; Rosson, Mary Beth; Pérez-Quiñones, Manuel A.
Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing. ed. / P. Bottoni; C. Hundhausen; S. Levialdi; G. Tortora. 2004. p. 215-222 (Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing).

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Rode J, Rosson MB, Pérez-Quiñones MA. End-users' mental models of concepts critical to web application development. In Bottoni P, Hundhausen C, Levialdi S, Tortora G, editors, Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing. 2004. p. 215-222. (Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing). doi: 10.1109/VLHCC.2004.25

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