On keys' meanings and modes: The impact of different key solutions on children's efficiency using a mobile phone

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 413-431

  Ziefle, Martina ^a   Bay, Susanne ^a   Schwade, Alexander ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive compatibility; Key complexity; Menu navigation performance; Mobile phones; Modes; Usability

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMANTICS; USER INTERFACES;

CHILDREN; COGNITIVE COMPATIBILITY; KEY COMPLEXITY; MENU NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE; MOBILE PHONES; MODES; USABILITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33746815663     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290500197086     Document Type: Article

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