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Lovell, Meridith; Phillips, Linda – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
This article reports the results of a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the suitability of 13 commercially available, authorized software programs for teaching reading and writing in the primary grades. These programs were assessed on interface design, content, instructional design, whether manufacturers' educational claims were supported…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Needs, Computer Software, Reading Instruction
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Oviatt, Sharon – Human-Computer Interaction, 1997
Analyzes interfaces supporting spoken, pen-based, and multimodal input for their effectiveness in interacting with interactive map systems. Results identified performance difficulties with speech-only map interactions that declined substantially when people could interact multimodally. Analyses also indicated that map displays can be structured to…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Interaction, Maps
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Tillotson, Joy – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Examines three aspects of keyword searching as a possible solution to subject search problems in online public access catalogs (OPACs). Discusses search results, user satisfaction, and how keyword searching and controlled vocabulary searching are offered in OPAC interfaces. Concludes that keyword searching and controlled vocabulary searching…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
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