Plain English Techniques for Writing Manuals and a Proposed DSS for Basic Instruction Manual Writing Procedures

Abstract

This thesis proposes a design for a DSS that will be used by the designers of instruction manuals for enlisted service members in the grades of E-1 - E-5 in the Department of Defense (DoD). The purpose of this proposed DSS is to help authors create manuals that will be easily comprehended by service members so they can quickly and effortlessly accomplish a task. Current research from the document design field and Plain English movement are reviewed to determine the best way to structure a written document whose sole purpose is adult instruction. The rules for creating the DSS are developed from this literature review.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA243117

Entities

People

  • Theresa J. Childs

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Classification
  • Cognition
  • Data Displays
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Educational Psychology
  • Graphics
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Instruction Manuals
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials
  • Psychology
  • United States
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.