Design Criteria for Children's Web Portals: The Users Speak Out.

Large, Andrew; Beheshti, Jamshid; Rahman, Tarjin

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Publication Date: 2002

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Design Criteria for Children's Web Portals: The Users Speak Out.

Large, Andrew; Beheshti, Jamshid; Rahman, Tarjin

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v53 n2 p79-94 Jan 15, 2002

Describes results from focus groups with Web users 10 to 13 years of age in Montreal that explored design criteria for Web portals. Discusses Ask Jeeves for Kids, KidsClick, Lycos Zone, and Yahooligans! and considers screen designs, color, graphics, animation, keyword search capabilities, browsable subject categories, and individual user personalization. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Color, Computer Graphics, Design Requirements, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Keywords, Preadolescents, Screen Design (Computers), Search Strategies, Use Studies, World Wide Web

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)

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