The identifiability of auditory icons for use in educational software for children

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-133

  Jacko, Julie A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory icons; Educational software

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVES; EDUCATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

AUDITORY ICONS; EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030174342     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0953-5438(96)01023-5     Document Type: Article

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