TY - GEN
T1 - Following the signs
T2 - 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2011
AU - Nesset, Valerie
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The paper discusses how research investigating reading strategies can inform web usability design for children by identifying visual cues or 'signposts' that facilitate reading and subsequent evaluation of websites. Using data obtained from a broader study of information-seeking behavior of thirdgrade students conducted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada the paper reports on the students' use of visual cues when reading and evaluating websites in their search for relevant information. It was discovered that such cues as bolded text, the chunking of textual passages, color, and the thoughtful placement of images all were factors that facilitated quick and efficient evaluation of websites.
AB - The paper discusses how research investigating reading strategies can inform web usability design for children by identifying visual cues or 'signposts' that facilitate reading and subsequent evaluation of websites. Using data obtained from a broader study of information-seeking behavior of thirdgrade students conducted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada the paper reports on the students' use of visual cues when reading and evaluating websites in their search for relevant information. It was discovered that such cues as bolded text, the chunking of textual passages, color, and the thoughtful placement of images all were factors that facilitated quick and efficient evaluation of websites.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79960330533
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-21619-0_72
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-21619-0_72
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960330533
SN - 9783642216183
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 599
EP - 606
BT - Human-Computer Interaction
Y2 - 9 July 2011 through 14 July 2011
ER -