Assessing children's competence in computer interactions: Preliminary reliability and validity of the test of mouse proficiency

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-26

  Lane, Alison ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Human computer interface; Technology mouse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; RELIABILITY; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; TEST OF MOUSE PROFICIENCY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037412339     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920302300103     Document Type: Article

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