Assessing user interfaces for diverse user groups: Evaluation strategies and defining characteristics?

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 127-138

  Leventhal, L ^a   Teasley, B ^b   Blumenthal, B ^c   Instone, K ^a   Stone, D ^d   Donskoy, Mikhail V ^e  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ameritech Services   (United States)

^c Museum of Science and Industry   (United States)

^d The George Washington University   (United States)

^e Donskoy Interactive Software Company   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RATING; SPECIFICATIONS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

ACCESSIBILITY FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES; DIVERSE USER GROUPS; GENDER; INTERFACE DESIGN; NATIONALITY;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 0030149581     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492996120210     Document Type: Article

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