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ArticleBrain sciences2024

Exploring Comprehension Strategies of Modular Process Models: A Combined Eye-Tracking and Concurrent Think-Aloud Study.

Julia Baß, Michael Winter, Rüdiger Pryss, Manfred Reichert

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Article in Brain sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Julia BaßInstitute of Databases and Information Systems, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-7847-3042
Michael WinterInstitute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2561-7923
Rüdiger PryssInstitute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1522-785X
Manfred ReichertInstitute of Databases and Information Systems, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2536-4153

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study of complex process models often encounters challenges in terms of comprehensibility. This paper explores using modularization as a strategy to mitigate such challenges, notably the reduction in complexity. Previous research has delved into the comprehensibility of modularized process models, yet an unresolved question about the cognitive factors at play during their comprehension still needs to be answered. Addressing the latter, the paper presents findings from an innovative study combining eye-tracking and concurrent think-aloud techniques involving 25 participants. The study aimed to comprehend how individuals comprehend process models when presented in three different modular formats: flattened process models, models with grouped elements, and models with subprocesses. The results shed light on varying comprehension strategies employed by participants when navigating through these modularized process models. The paper concludes by suggesting avenues for future research guided by these insights.

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comprehensibilityeye-trackingmodularizationprocess modelstudythink-aloud

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PMID38671955
PMCPMC11048660

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