The identification, implementation, and evaluation of critical user interface design features of computer-assisted instruction programs in mathematics for students with learning disabilities

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 363-377

  Seo, You Jin ^a   Woo, Honguk ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Mathematics; Students with learning disabilities; User interface design features

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; LEARNING DISABILITIES; USABILITY TESTING; USER INTERFACE DESIGNS; WORD PROBLEM;

COMPUTER TESTING; DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 77949654583     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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