Publikation
Designing a Proof GUI for Non-Experts -- Evaluation of an Experiment
Martin Homik; Andreas Meier
In: Proceedings of the ETAPS Satellite Workshop on User Interfaces for Theorem Provers (UITP2005). Workshop on User Interfaces for Theorem Provers (UITP), Edinburgh, Pages 160-178, 4/2005.
Zusammenfassung
Often user interfaces of theorem proving systems focus on assisting particularly trained and skilled users, i.e., proof experts. As a result, the systems are difficult to use for non-expert users. This paper describes a paper and pencil experiment, in which (non-expert) students were asked to make suggestions for a GUI for an interactive system for mathematical proofs. They had to explain the usage of the GUI by applying it to construct a proof sketch for a given theorem. The evaluation of the experiment provides insights for the interaction design for non-expert users and the needs and wants of this user group.