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learnability

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learnability can be described in terms of learning curves 2001-08-30 14:56:27.0
can be improved by having fewer things to learn, or by making the learning process more intuitive
has definition The speed with which a new user can become proficient with the system
has example a user might be able to learn the most important 20% of the system in 3 days if the system is simple and intuitive; 7 days if the system is simple but non-intuitive, and 11 days if the system is complex and non-intuitive 2001-08-30 14:56:27.0
is a subtopic of 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design
is concerned with ordinary use
is reduced by information overload
is a kind of measurement
is a kind of software quality
measures how fast a new user can learn the system

software quality is hard to assess 2001-08-30 14:57:42.0

learnability	can be described in terms of learning curves
	can be improved by having fewer things to learn, or by making the learning process more intuitive
	has definition The speed with which a new user can become proficient with the system
	has example a user might be able to learn the most important 20% of the system in 3 days if the system is simple and intuitive; 7 days if the system is simple but non-intuitive, and 11 days if the system is complex and non-intuitive
	is a subtopic of 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design
	is concerned with ordinary use
	is reduced by information overload
	is a kind of measurement
	is a kind of software quality
	measures how fast a new user can learn the system
software quality	is hard to assess