Teachers' involvement in usability testing with children

Authors:
Sofia Pardo;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard
Affiliations:
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2006 conference on Interaction design and children
Year:
2006

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Abstract

This paper describes the involvement of teachers as facilitators in user-based evaluation of educational software. Findings from a case study that compare the behaviour of teachers and designers during the evaluation indicate that there is no strong evidence to support the current practice of teachers' tangential participation in the evaluation of educational software. Further research is needed to better understand the role teachers can play in this type of evaluation so that their knowledge and experience can positively contribute to the evaluation process and outcomes, whilst retaining the children's valuable contribution.