Developing a model to design user interfaces for rural communities

Delene Heukelman

ISBN 10: 3659532061 / ISBN 13: 9783659532061

Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Okt 2014, 2014

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Neuware -The book reports on a study, aimed at contributing towards understanding of factors that influence African users' support for alternative object metaphors as user interface icons. One of the great impediments for efficient utilization of information systems is the existing gap between system designs that typically follow Western cues for crafting user interfaces and actual users who use those systems within their diverse cultural frames. An exploratory study was conducted to empirically establish African rural users¿ support for alternative village object metaphors, examine effects of culture on user support and investigate response characteristic among culturally diverse user groups. The Technology Support Model was developed to measure user knowledge, comprehension, skills, performance and support for alternative African village metaphors as interface icons. Results show that human cognitive factors of information technology knowledge, information technology comprehension and user performance influence African users support for alternative village object metaphors as interface icons.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 184 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Developing a model to design user interfaces for rural communities
• Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Okt 2014
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3659532061
• ISBN 13: 9783659532061
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu

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Riassunto

The book reports on a study, aimed at contributing towards understanding of factors that influence African users' support for alternative object metaphors as user interface icons. One of the great impediments for efficient utilization of information systems is the existing gap between system designs that typically follow Western cues for crafting user interfaces and actual users who use those systems within their diverse cultural frames. An exploratory study was conducted to empirically establish African rural users’ support for alternative village object metaphors, examine effects of culture on user support and investigate response characteristic among culturally diverse user groups. The Technology Support Model was developed to measure user knowledge, comprehension, skills, performance and support for alternative African village metaphors as interface icons. Results show that human cognitive factors of information technology knowledge, information technology comprehension and user performance influence African users support for alternative village object metaphors as interface icons.

L'autore

Dr Heukelman has been in Higher Education for 25 years,a member of the teaching staff of Durban University of Technology, Department of IT, for the past 14 years and an active researcher in the field. She is passionate about making ICT accessible to all people everywhere. Increased access to e-learning should be promoted by ICT practitioners.