Been mulling over this article/research paper sent out by @Researchbuzz yesterday about how doing everyday tasks on the computer
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Been mulling over this article/research paper sent out by @Researchbuzz yesterday about how doing everyday tasks on the computer
"Everyday tasks with computers are not only frustrating but so difficult that a person’s cognitive abilities are predictive of their task completion rates."
Which at first sounds like "Yeah that makes sense" but put another way, there's a barrier to doing basic stuff on computers and that barrier is complex user interfaces.
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Here's a summary article
Struggling with tech? User interfaces are too comp | Newswise
A new study has found that intelligence, in the form of general cognitive abilities such as perception, thinking and remembering, is more important than hi
(www.newswise.com)
People who are "good at computers" can do more, do it more quickly, and become less frustrated while doing it. People who struggle with memory or executive function issues can wind up unable to complete tasks like looking for work or getting driving directions.
The idea that people can just receive tech skills training and be able to manage the variety of continuously changing user interface is inaccurate and this deepens digital inequities.