TY - GEN
T1 - How children search the internet with keyword interfaces
AU - Druin, Allison
AU - Foss, Elizabeth
AU - Hatley, Leshell
AU - Golub, Evan
AU - Guha, Mona Leigh
AU - Fails, Jerry
AU - Hutchinson, Hilary
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Children are among the most frequent users of the Internet, yet searching and browsing the web can present many challenges. Studies over the past two decades on how children search were conducted with finite and pre-determined content found in CDROM applications, online digital libraries, and web directories. However, with the current popularity of the open Internet and keyword-based interfaces for searching it, more critical analysis of the challenges children face today is needed. This paper presents the findings of our initial study to understand how children ages 7, 9, and 11 search the Internet using keyword interfaces in the home. Our research has revealed that although today's children have been exposed to computers for most of their lives, spelling, typing, query formulation, and deciphering results are all still potential barriers to finding the information they need.
AB - Children are among the most frequent users of the Internet, yet searching and browsing the web can present many challenges. Studies over the past two decades on how children search were conducted with finite and pre-determined content found in CDROM applications, online digital libraries, and web directories. However, with the current popularity of the open Internet and keyword-based interfaces for searching it, more critical analysis of the challenges children face today is needed. This paper presents the findings of our initial study to understand how children ages 7, 9, and 11 search the Internet using keyword interfaces in the home. Our research has revealed that although today's children have been exposed to computers for most of their lives, spelling, typing, query formulation, and deciphering results are all still potential barriers to finding the information they need.
KW - Children
KW - Internet
KW - Query formulation
KW - Search
KW - Search engine
KW - Search results
KW - Typing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70450247256&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1551788.1551804
U2 - 10.1145/1551788.1551804
DO - 10.1145/1551788.1551804
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70450247256
SN - 9781605583952
T3 - Proceedings of IDC 2009 - The 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
SP - 89
EP - 96
BT - Proceedings of IDC 2009 - The 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
T2 - 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2009
Y2 - 3 June 2009 through 5 June 2009
ER -