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6.3.3 Cycle Number 2
Besides the changes proposed in the previous cycle, additional inter-
views with Abelardo Ramos and Tulio Rojas resulted in signicant
insights which allowed us to propose the interface in Figure6.11. is
prototype was evaluated in a collective meeting with 30 teachers from
Nasa schools.
Cultural aspects, learned in the interviews and nal evaluation, are
summarized here:
6.3.3.1 Nonverbal Signs At this point, the developers learned about
three important nonverbal signs in the Nasa culture: the ˜uhza yafx,
the spiral, and the number system.
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Uhza yafx: is is a rhombus-shaped symbol,