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Hsieh, Tsia-ying; Wu, Ko-chiu – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Children conducting searches using the interfaces of library websites often encounter obstacles due to typographical errors, digital divides, or a failure to grasp keywords. Satisfaction with a given interface may also vary according to the gender of the user, making it a variable in information seeking behavior. Children benefit more from…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Information Seeking, Electronic Libraries, Search Strategies
Druin, Allison; Bederson, Benjamin B.; Hourcade, Juan Pablo; Sherman, Lisa; Revelle, Glenda; Platner, Michele; Weng, Stacy – 2001
As more information resources become accessible using computers, the digital interfaces to those resources need to be appropriate for all people. However, when it comes to digital libraries, the interfaces have typically been designed for older children or adults. The researchers have begun to develop a digital library interface that is…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
Laleuf, Jean R.; Spalter, Anne Morgan – 2001
An important category of SMET digital library content will be highly interactive, explorable microworlds for teaching science, mathematics, and engineering concepts. Such environments have proved to be extraordinarily time-consuming and difficult to produce, while threatening the goals of widespread creation and use. One proposed solution for…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development, Educational Environment, Educational Technology
Barry, Tony – 2000
This survey examined the home pages of 36 Australian university library World Wide Web sites. Reports were run on these pages, using a service that checks the HTML for validity and reports errors, a service that checks usability by the visually disabled, and a program that checks the HTML, corrects and reports errors, and improves efficiency style…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences
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Moore, John W.; Mitchem, Cheryl E. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2004
This paper provides a model of course-embedded assessment for use in an undergraduate Accounting Information Systems course, and reports the results obtained from implementation. The profession's educational objectives are mapped to specific computer skills and assignments, to provide direct evidence of learning outcomes. Indirect evidence of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Accounting, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students