Evaluating the Motivational Effectiveness of Children's Websites

Evaluating the Motivational Effectiveness of Children's Websites

Discusses the importance of motivational effectiveness in Web design and highlights features of engaging children's Web sites. Describes the development of an instrument--the Website Motivational Analysis Checklist (WebMAC)--designed to evaluate children's Web sites using feedback from ele...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational technology 1999-03, Vol.39 (2), p.51-55
Hauptverfasser: Arnone, Marilyn P., Small, Ruth V.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic motivation
Check Lists
Children
Computer System Design
Curiosity
Educational incentives
Educational technology
Elementary Education
Elementary School Students
Evaluation Methods
Instructional Design
Instructional Effectiveness
Learning motivation
Libraries
Motivation
Navigation
Web Site Design
Websites
World Wide Web
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses the importance of motivational effectiveness in Web design and highlights features of engaging children's Web sites. Describes the development of an instrument--the Website Motivational Analysis Checklist (WebMAC)--designed to evaluate children's Web sites using feedback from elementary school-age children. Discusses the procedures, scoring, and testing of the instrument. (AEF)
ISSN:0013-1962