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Nahar, Lutfun; Sulaiman, Riza; Jaafar, Azizah – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Android platform-based educational software for visually impaired students (VIS) are widely available, but very few of them are in Bangla. Due to the lack of low-cost Bangla Braille-based technologies, VIS depends on the traditional slate and stylus to learn Braille. This study proposes a Braille-based educational software, Bangla Braille Learning…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Assistive Technology
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Almeida, Gustavo de Oliveira; Bastos, Cesar Augusto Rangel – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2018
The use of simulators and customized applications for educational use opens new possibilities in the teaching and learning process of the most varied disciplines through computer-mediated interactions. In this context, teachers are developing digital material considering this powerful tool. And the use of educational apps and simulators has…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Usability, Physics, Science Instruction
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Park, Hyungjoo; Song, Hae-Deok – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
Given that a user interface interacts with users, a critical factor to be considered in improving the usability of an e-learning user interface is user-friendliness. Affordances enable users to more easily approach and engage in learning tasks because they strengthen positive, activating emotions. However, most studies on affordances limit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Usability, Computer Interfaces
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Martin-SanJose, Juan-Fernando; Juan, M. -Carmen; Mollá, Ramón; Vivó, Roberto – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Advanced displays and natural user interfaces (NUI) are a very suitable combination for developing systems to provide an enhanced and richer user experience. This combination can be appropriate in several fields and has not been extensively exploited. One of the fields that this combination is especially suitable for is education. Nowadays,…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Visual Aids, Teaching Methods, Computer Games
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Lim, Cheolil; Song, Hae-Deok; Lee, Yekyung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
Usability is critical to the development of a user-friendly digital textbook platform interface, yet thorough research on interface development based on usability principles is in short supply. This study addresses that need by looking at usability attributes and corresponding design elements from a learning perspective. The researchers used a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Textbooks, Formative Evaluation
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Kwon, D.-Y.; Kim, H.-S.; Shim, J.-K.; Lee, W.-G. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
Tangible programming tools enable children to easily learn the programming process, previously considered to be difficult for them. While various tangible programming tools have been developed, there is still a lack of available tools to help students experience the general programming process. This study therefore developed a tool called…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming Languages, Computer Interfaces, Robotics
Yahaya, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan; Salam, Sobihatun Nur Abdul – Online Submission, 2010
This paper presents an example of how usability design strategies for children can be designed into educational material using CD-ROM based multimedia application for assisting parents and teachers to develop children's learning and knowledge in decreasing as well as motivate children aged 7-9 years old to reduce their anxious feelings towards…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary School Students, Usability, Design
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Mich, Ornella; Pianta, Emanuele; Mana, Nadia – Computers & Education, 2013
Deaf children have significant difficulties in comprehending written text. This is mainly due to the hearing loss that prevents them from being exposed to oral language when they were an infant. However, it is also due to the type of educational intervention they are faced with, which accustoms them to decoding single words and isolated sentences,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Usability, Deafness, Story Telling