Designing technology for young children: What we can learn from theories of cognitive development

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 338, Issue , 2008, Pages 66-75

  Gelderblom, Helene ^a   Kotzé, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children's technology software; Cognitive development; Cognitive skill development; Design guidelines; Psychological theories

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN'S TECHNOLOGY/SOFTWARE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN GUIDELINES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES;

DESIGN; ENGINEERS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RESEARCH;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70049097807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1456659.1456668     Document Type: Conference Paper

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