Journal article
A collaborative digital library for children
Journal of computer assisted learning, Vol.19(2), pp.239-248
Accepted 15 January 2003
06/2003
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2003.00024.x
Abstract
Over the last three years, a digital library interface has been developed where two children can collaborate using multiple mice on a single computer to access multimedia information concerning animals. This technology, SearchKids, supports past work in copresent collaborative zoomable interfaces for young children. This paper describes the differences in children's collaborative behaviour and dialogue when using two different software conditions to search for animals in the digital library. In this study, half the children had to 'confirm' their collaborative activities (e.g. both children had to click on a given area to move to that area). The other half used an 'independent' collaboration technique (e.g. just one mouse click allowed the pair to move to that area). The participants in this study were 98 second and third grade children (ages 7-9 year-old) from a suburban public elementary school in Prince George's County, Maryland. The results of the study show distinct differences between conditions in how children discussed their shared goals, collaborative tasks, and what outcomes they had in successfully finding multimedia information in the digital library.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A collaborative digital library for children
- Creators
- A Druin - University of Maryland, College ParkG Revelle - University of Maryland, College ParkB.B Bederson - University of Maryland, College ParkJ.P Hourcade - University of Maryland, College ParkA Farber - University of Maryland, College ParkJ Lee - University of Maryland, College ParkD Campbell - University of Maryland, College Park
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of computer assisted learning, Vol.19(2), pp.239-248
- Edition
- Accepted 15 January 2003
- Publisher
- Blackwell Science Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2003.00024.x
- ISSN
- 0266-4909
- eISSN
- 1365-2729
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2003
- Academic Unit
- Computer Science; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984259469902771
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