Usability of Educational Websites for Children

Shiva Naidu published at usability news a paper about “Evaluating the Usability of Educational Websites for Children”:
“This study examined the usability of educational websites for children. Children ages 7 – 11 performed seven search tasks with one of three websites. Overall, participants, especially those less than 10 years of age were not very successful. Terminology, number and organization of links, location of information above the fold, and length of individual pages all influenced performance on the tasks.
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This study evaluated the usability of three educational websites. Participants were fastest with FactMonster.com and more successful with FactMonster.com and EnchantedLearning.com than the InfoPlease.com Homework Center. None of the sites proved to be superior in terms of efficiency or satisfaction. Terminology, number and organization of links, location of information above the fold, and length of individual pages all influenced performance on the tasks. Older children (age 11) performed better on all sites than the younger children (age 7-8). Designers of K-12 educational sites should continue to conduct usability testing with a wide range of children to insure ease of use for all students.”

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