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ERIC Number: EJ410656
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Children and Animated Computer Icons.
Jones, Tom
Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v22 n3 p300-09 Spr 1990
Describes study that was carried out at the University of Calgary to determine how elementary school children conceive of computer-related tasks and how this information might be used to generate animated icons for educational software. Child-computer interaction is discussed, and differences in responses between three age groups are examined. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Interaction, Man Machine Systems, Microcomputers, Research Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Computer Animation; Iconic Representation; University of Calgary (Canada)