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How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces
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@MISC{Druin_howchildren,
author = {Allison Druin and Elizabeth Foss and Leshell Hatley and Evan Golub and Mona Leigh Guha and Jerry Fails and Hilary Hutchinson},
title = {How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
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 predetermined content found in CD-ROM 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. frequent use of the Internet and exposure to technology at an early age, when asked ‘what frustrates you most about searching on the Internet’, several child participants in our study provided some revealing answers. Child (age 7): “Writing words is hard for me because I'm not really good at the writing.” Child (age 9): “It doesn’t do all the words you say.” Child (age 11): “It's hard because you have to find the right words to put in the box."
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keyword interface child search several child participant keyword-based interface current popularity many challenge frequent user critical analysis frequent use open internet initial study online digital library cd-rom application web directory potential barrier revealing answer writing word query formulation right word challenge child predetermined content early age
