Open AccessExpressive interactions
Author(s) -
Peta Wyeth,
Mitchell McEwan,
Paul Roe,
Ian MacColl
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
qut eprints (queensland university of technology)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1145/2071536.2071585
Subject(s) - usability , computer science , task (project management) , context (archaeology) , human–computer interaction , multimedia , mobile device , task analysis , world wide web , paleontology , management , economics , biology
In this paper we examine the usability of tablets for students in middle school in the context of mobile environmental education. Our study focuses on the expressive qualities of three input methods -- text, audio and drawing -- and the extent to which these methods support on-task behaviour. In our study 28 small groups of children were given iPads and asked to record ecological observations from around their schoolyard. The effectiveness of the devices and their core utility for expressive, on-task data capture is assessed.
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