On the assessment of usability testing methods for children

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SPEC., 2003, Pages 227-243

  Markopoulos, Panos ^a   Bekker, Mathilde ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Comparative studies; Framework; Usability testing; User centred design

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

USABILITY TESTING METHODS;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 0038670244     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-5438(03)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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