@article {17145, title = {Examining usability for a training-oriented hypertext: Can hyper-activity be good?}, journal = {Electronic Publishing}, volume = {3}, year = {1990}, month = {1990///}, pages = {207 - 225}, abstract = {We describe the design and evaluation of a hypertext-based tutorial for hypertext authors. This85-article tutorial represents an innovative application of hypertext to procedural learning. The work has been influenced by Carroll{\textquoteright}s minimalist model, and by the syntactic/semantic semantic model of user behavior. The usability study involved eight subjects who studied the Hyperties Author Tutorial (HAT) for approximately one hour and then performed a set of authoring tasks in an average of 21 minutes. All users successfully completed the tasks. As a result of the study, we provide a characterization of appropriate uses of hypertext for training, and describe the meaning of a hyper-active environment. }, author = {Jones,T. and Shneiderman, Ben} }