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Curriculum-focused design

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Jennifer A. Rode,

Eleanor F. Toye,

Amanda R. Simpson,

Alan F. BlackwellAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '03: Proceedings of the 2003 conference on Interaction design and children

Pages 119 - 126

https://doi.org/10.1145/953536.953553

Published: 01 July 2003 Publication History

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In this paper we describe a technique of Curriculum-Focused Design, and the aspects of our research experience on which the technique is based. Our technique is a variant of Druin's Cooperative Inquiry. Cooperative Inquiry is a well-developed design practice for children, but it has been practised largely outside the classroom. Druin's technique has also been developed in American schools, which have greater curriculum flexibility than English schools, which are highly curriculum-focused. We studied the English curriculum and identified an area that we believed could fruitfully be augmented by technology. Our design approach was novel insofar as our evaluation sessions doubled as lessons for students. Our interdisciplinary design team, including a former teacher with over 10 years' classroom experience, evaluated the interface in a classroom setting, providing strong environmental validity to the design process.

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IDC '03: Proceedings of the 2003 conference on Interaction design and children

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DOI:10.1145/953536

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