Abstract
Many different task modeling methods exist. In this paper, we discuss 1) ingredients common to most task models, 2) how task modeling relates to the design of user interfaces, and 3) our proposed ontology for task analysis. We then show our task analysis tool that is based on the ontology. It is our belief that task models should be based on an ontology that describes the relevant concepts and the relationships between them, independently of any used graphical representations. Such an ontology helps to understand the different task modeling methods and it can also be operationalized for use in tools.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Bevan, N.: Ergonomic requirements for office work with VDTs. part 11, ISO DIS 9241–11
Card, S.K., Moran T.P., Newell, A.: The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum
Johnson, P., Johnson, H.: Task Knowledge Structures: Psychological basis and integration into system design. Acta Psychologica 78, pp 3–26, 1991
Johnson, P., Wilson, S., Markopoulos, P., Pycock, J.: Adept — Advanced Design Environment for Prototyping with Task Models. Proceedings InterCHI’93, Demonstration Abstract, Addison-Wesley, April 1993.
Johnson, P., Johnson, H., Waddington, R., Shouls, A.: Task-Related Knowledge Structures: Analysis, Modelling and Application. People and Computers IV 1988, Proceedings 4th British Computer Society HCl group
Kirwan, B., Ainsworth, L.K.: A Guide to Task Analysis. Taylor & Francis Ltd 1992
Mayhew, D.J.: Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface Design. ISBN 0–13-721929–6, Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey, 1992.
Markopoulos, P., Gikas, S.: Towards a Formal Model for Extant Task Knowledge Representation. In C. Stary (ed.), First Interdisciplinary Workshop on Cognitive Modelling and User Interface Development, Vienna, December 1994.
Paterno, F., Mancini, C, Meniconi, S.: Concur Task Trees: A Diagrammatic Notation for Specifying Task Models. Proceedings of Interact 97, 14–18 July 1997
Scapin, D., Pierret-Golbreich, C: Towards a method for task description: MAD. Work with display units 89, Elsevier, Amsterdam
Sebillotte, S.: Hierarchical planning as method for task analysis: The example of office task analysis. Behaviour and Information Technology 7(3), 275–293, 1988
Szekely, P., Luo, P., Neches, R.: Beyond Interface Builders: Model-Based Interface Tools. In Proceedings of INTERCHI 93 April, 1993, pp. 383–390
Tauber, M.J.: ETAG: Extended Task Action Grammar — A language for the description of the user’s task language. In D. Diaper, D. Gilmore, G. Cockton and B. Shackel, Proceedings INTERACT 90, Amsterdam, Elsevier
van der Veer, G.C., Lenting, B.F., Bergevoet, B.A.J.: GTA: Groupware Task Analysis — Modeling Complexity. Acta Psychologica 91, 1996, pp. 297–322 Acta Paper
van der Veer, G.C., Mariani, M.: Teaching Design of Complex Interactive Systems. Learning by Interacting TeaDIS, Teaching Design of Interactive Systems, Schaerding, Austria, 20 – 23 May 1997
van der Veer, G.C., van Welie, M., Thorborg, D.: Modeling Complex Processes in GTA. Sixth European Conference on Cognitive Science Approaches to Process Control (CSAPC), pp. 87–91, Rome, Italy, 23–26 September 1997
Rex Hartson, H., Siochi, A.C., Hix, D.: The UAN: a user-oriented representation for direct manipulation interface designs. ACM Transactions on Information Systems Vol.8, No. 3 (July 1990), pp. 181–20
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1998 Springer-Verlag Wien
About this paper
Cite this paper
van Welie, M., van der Veer, G.C., Eliëns, A. (1998). An Ontology for Task World Models. In: Markopoulos, P., Johnson, P. (eds) Design, Specification and Verification of Interactive Systems ’98. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3693-5_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3693-5_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-211-83212-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-3693-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive