Screening program for Learning Difficulties in Arabic speaking students: Design considerations for educational interfaces

Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Interaction Design in Educational Environments, IDEE 2012, in Conjunction with ICEIS 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 67-78

  Al Wabil, Areej ^a   Dhir, Amandeep ^b   Al Musaaed, Hessah ^a   Al Sheaha, Maha ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITIVE ABILITY; CREATION PROCESS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; GENERAL POPULATION; INFORMATION ARCHITECTURES; LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; METROPOLITAN CITIES; NAVIGATION STRUCTURES; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING PROGRAMS; SCREENING SYSTEM;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84865721907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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