UI form best practices for hiding inputs - research paper

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In this paper, we investigate how optional or advanced sections in complex ILIAS forms could be presented and hidden if they are not currently relevant.

The goal is to improve the user experience by

• reducing visual noise that can be overwhelming and intimidating
• speeding up the process of filling out complex forms

To read the paper click here!

The images will find their permanent home on the ILIAS file server.

This research was commissioned by the University of Bern and carried out by CaT Concepts and Training GmbH. There is a presentation "The perfect form" summarizing this paper during the March 2024 ILIAS DevConf.