On the assessment of usability testing methods for children

Markopoulos, Panos; Bekker, Tilde

doi:10.1016/s0953-5438(03)00009-2

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“…Druin presented a framework describing the roles that children can play in the evaluation of technology and urges active participation from children as design partners (Druin, 2002). Markopoulus et al have written on the assessment of evaluation methods for children (Markopoulos & Bekker, 2003). There are detailed guidelines for HCI researchers working with children (Barendregt & Bekker, 2005;Hanna, Risden, & Alexander, 1997;Hanna, Risden, Czerwinski, & Alexander, 1999).…”

Section: Interaction Design Methodologiesmentioning

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Designing Mobile Applications to Support Mental Health Interventions

Matthews

Doherty

Coyle

et al. 2008

Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Evaluation for Mobile Technology

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The advent of mobile technology has brought computing to a wide range of new contexts, some of which are highly sensitive and place new constraints on the designer. In this chapter we discuss issues related to the design and evaluation of mobile software for sensitive situations where access to the end-user is extremely restricted. We focus on the specific example of technological interventions that support adolescents in mental health care settings. We examine the practical and ethical constraints placed on access to end-users and contexts of use, and how this may affect approaches to design and evaluation. General design recommendations for this area are described. We consider approaches to iterative design with mental health care professionals, and how research on technological and therapeutic aspects may proceed in tandem. We identify methods that can be used when conducting evaluation in these limited situations and describe a methodology for maximising the value of such evaluation. By way of illustration, we present the design and evaluation of a mobile phone-based "mood diary" application designed for use in clinical situations by adolescents undergoing mental health interventions.

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Section: Interaction Design Methodologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Mobile Applications to Support Mental Health Interventions

Matthews

Doherty

Coyle

et al. 2008

Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Evaluation for Mobile Technology

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“…Involving children in the design process is clearly more difficult than involving adults. They have greater difficulty verbalising their thoughts (Hanna et al 1999), a more limited attention span (Markopoulos and Bekker 2003) and methodologies need to address children's traditional 'power'relationship with adults (Punch 2002). Nevertheless, a range of methods have been developed to address these issues and engage children in the design of technology, particularly educational software and Websites.…”

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“…Yet these methods have been applied only in the HCI domain. The generalisability of these findings to other domains needs further exploration (Markopoulos and Bekker 2003), in particular their suitability for use in medical device development has to be investigated.…”

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Engaging children in healthcare technology design: developing rehabilitation technology for children with cerebral palsy

Weightman

Preston

Holt

et al. 2009

Journal of Engineering Design

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This paper presents a case study of users' involvement in the design and evaluation of two devices for upper limb rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy to use in their homes. The devices comprise a computer game and a force feedback interface, designed to stimulate children with cerebral palsy to undertake fun arm exercises that are beneficial in terms of improving overall functional use of their impaired arm. This device was developed for children using a combination of informal and formal user-centred design methods. The methods used include standard questionnaires, interviews, a modified peer tutoring process and a comparative method, and have been applied to the iterative design of both the hardware and software components of the rehabilitation systems. Thirty-seven non-disabled children and 15 children with cerebral palsy in the 5-12-year-old age group were involved in the evaluation, held at six local primary schools. Prototypes of the final design were used by 18 patients with cerebral palsy for approximately 4 weeks as a therapeutic intervention. To evaluate the designs, qualitative and questionnaire-based opinion was sought from these children, and their parents, at the end of the intervention. An evaluation of the methodologies employed is presented.

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“…Within HCI, a framework has been proposed for assessing methods available for use in developing technology with children [24]. The Markopoulos and Bekker framework was developed to assess new methods (with a specific focus on using usability methods with children) for their appropriateness for use with children.…”

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“…The framework considers three elements of child involvement in technology development: 1) components of a method, 2) assessment criteria to evaluate a method, and 3) characteristics of children as participants in a method. Markopoulos and Bekker conclude that many comparisons are based on the first two dimensions and the characteristics of children are rarely taken into account [24]. This paper reports on the use of the framework to compare interview methods for involving children in the design and development of healthcare technology for upper limb rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy.…”

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Evaluating methods for engaging children in healthcare technology design

Allsop

Holt

2013

Health Technol.

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Telephone: 0044 113 343 4185The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. 2 AbstractExamples of user involvement can be found throughout healthcare literature. This extends to the design and development of healthcare technology where the involvement of users has been found to positively impact the quality and safety of products. However, there is currently little known about which methods are the most appropriate for involving children in technology development. The research applied and developed a framework to guide the use of methods in the design and development of healthcare technology for upper limb rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy. Utilising an assessment framework to explore the suitability of four interview methods for involving children in the design and development of healthcare technology, research was carried out in primary schools in the United Kingdom. The research team i) used the assessment framework to guide the collection of information for comparing methods for involving children; ii) considered additional criteria for inclusion in the framework; and iii) gathered observations and data to comment on the criteria in relation to the four interview methods. Children were able to participate in all four interview methods, although further consideration is needed to identify how children with disabilities can be involved in design activities forming part of interview methods. Differences were found between the methods relating to their robustness, reliability, validity, efficiency, enjoyment and cost. The involvement of participants with a disability highlighted the need to develop new methods that support their inclusion in healthcare technology design work. The assessment framework applied in this research was useful to inform the comparison of methods and represents a step towards a more unified approach to understanding how best to capture the perspectives of children to develop technology that best serves their needs.

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On the assessment of usability testing methods for children

Cited by 96 publications

References 6 publications

Designing Mobile Applications to Support Mental Health Interventions

Designing Mobile Applications to Support Mental Health Interventions

Engaging children in healthcare technology design: developing rehabilitation technology for children with cerebral palsy

Evaluating methods for engaging children in healthcare technology design

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