Abstract
Two groups of first, third, and fifth grade children were interviewed about their mental models of computers. The first group was interviewed in 1999, and the second in 2009. In both data sets, children as young as 6 years of age generated well developed analogies for computers. However, the 2009 data showed that children are increasingly able to generate these analogies at a younger age. Further, the types of analogies generated differed as a function of time, with those interviewed in 1999 more likely to describe perceptual qualities of computers (e.g., it is square), and those interviewed in 2009 relating computers to both cell phones and entertainment devices. Children's knowledge of technology provides a glimpse into the future user's mindset.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010 |
| Pages | 1450-1453 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Sep 27 2010 → Oct 1 2010 |
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| Other | 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Francisco, CA |
| Period | 9/27/10 → 10/1/10 |
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Developmental human factors : Children's mental models of computers. / Oleson, Kristin E.; Sims, Valerie K.; Chin, Matthew G.; Lum, Heather C.; Sinatra, Anne.
54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010. Vol. 2 2010. p. 1450-1453.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Oleson, Kristin E.
AU - Sims, Valerie K.
AU - Chin, Matthew G.
AU - Lum, Heather C.
AU - Sinatra, Anne
PY - 2010
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N2 - Two groups of first, third, and fifth grade children were interviewed about their mental models of computers. The first group was interviewed in 1999, and the second in 2009. In both data sets, children as young as 6 years of age generated well developed analogies for computers. However, the 2009 data showed that children are increasingly able to generate these analogies at a younger age. Further, the types of analogies generated differed as a function of time, with those interviewed in 1999 more likely to describe perceptual qualities of computers (e.g., it is square), and those interviewed in 2009 relating computers to both cell phones and entertainment devices. Children's knowledge of technology provides a glimpse into the future user's mindset.
AB - Two groups of first, third, and fifth grade children were interviewed about their mental models of computers. The first group was interviewed in 1999, and the second in 2009. In both data sets, children as young as 6 years of age generated well developed analogies for computers. However, the 2009 data showed that children are increasingly able to generate these analogies at a younger age. Further, the types of analogies generated differed as a function of time, with those interviewed in 1999 more likely to describe perceptual qualities of computers (e.g., it is square), and those interviewed in 2009 relating computers to both cell phones and entertainment devices. Children's knowledge of technology provides a glimpse into the future user's mindset.
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