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Experiences in Ethical Usability Testing with Children
Abstract
This paper describes the issues in conducting ethical usability testing with children including experiences in developing and testing sign language software on Kindergarten, Preparatory Grade and Grades Five and Six children in Australian schools. It considers the unique requirement of researching with children and the process of gaining university approval to conduct research with children. It discusses the difficulties in gaining informed consent from teachers, parents and children, protection of the research subject from harm and the difficulty in empowering children to instigate their right to refuse to participate in the research project. The article also discusses practical issues such as age appropriate practice, the duration of testing and recruitment of participants. Each issue is discussed from a theoretical perspective and an example is given from a recent research project Auslan Children.
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