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Adequate teaching of usability should be based on laboratory experiences taken from real life, to allow the student to acquire good practical abilities. The application of previously compiled design guidelines is a straightforward way to learn from others’ experiences, to discover misunderstandings and to avoid oddities and biases in design activity. Our experience shows that USERfit provides a good context to the use of design guidelines in practical exercises and facilitates comprehension of the concept of usability and a good pre-professional experience in the use of design guidelines.
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Abascal, J., Nicolle, C. (2001). The Application of USERfit Methodology to Teach Usability Guidelines. In: Vanderdonckt, J., Farenc, C. (eds) Tools for Working with Guidelines. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0279-3_20
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