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experience by broadening its significance beyond merely of screen and interaction mockups,
the mere act of building a product. along with roughed out content scripts, and
One might argue that design stories are apoor formative evaluation of these prototypes often
response to the need for formative evaluation, happens in unrealistic settings. The goals
and that they are no replacement for testing of formative evaluation are often narrow as
prototypes with real learners. Alternatively, one well, focused on finding the degree to which
could argue that good prototyping and formative objectives are met and whether the products
evaluation are outward forms of dramatic demonstrate good usability. However, the final
rehearsal, and that their value is similar. Rapid impact of instruction comes from more than
prototyping, or "successive approximation" these; it depends on all qualities of the learner
(Allen, 2003), and formative evaluation of any experience, including its practical, aesthetic and
type can contribute substantially to improving a ethical dimensions, all of which may be more
design. Design stories are not a replacement for completely understood when design storytelling
these activities, they are companions. Without accompanies formative evaluation.
prior inward dramatic rehearsal, the prototypes
Qualities of design stories for formative
used in outward formative evaluation begin in
evaluation. The desirable qualities for design
worse condition, and the improvement process stories in the late phases of the ID process are
may be more challenging as a result. the same as those required in the design phase
Furthermore, just as writing a design story
- including first person narration, immediacy,
is an imaginative activity, good prototyping and
condensed action and rapid, improvisatory
formative evaluation also require a high degree
telling to avoid rationalization. Stories at this
of imagination to compare them to real learning
stage are once again exploratory and the learner
experiences. Unfortunately, because of cost and
reactions described should result from a high
time constraints, prototyping often consists
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providing, or should I just try to just background maps and things I the first question for 15 minutes now.
answer the question without them? can refer to help me understand the Is this case going to take more than
I've been forecasting winter weather case, but it looks like these others each four hours to finish?! Maybe it will get
for 9 years after all' take several minutes to study. It seems faster as I get farther in. I hope so:'
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