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How Do You Like To Learn?: Comparing User Preferences and Visit Length of Educational Web Sites

May 1, 2002 | Media and Technology
This paper reports the results of a study designed to determine people's preferences for different types of Web-based educational activity. Researchers identified six activity types for comparison: Creative Play, Guided Tour, Interactive Reference, Puzzle/Mystery, Role-playing Story and Simulation. They collected two sets of data: 1) user exit surveys evaluating the study site and preferred genre or type of learning activity and 2) serve statistics indicating the duration of stay. Researchers found clear differences in preferences between adults and children.

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    Educational Web Adventures, LLP
  • Steven Allison-Bunnell
    Author
    Educational Web Adventures, LLP
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    The Franklin Institute Science Museum
  • Margaret Chambers
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  • Citation

    ISSN : 1064-5578
    Publication Name: Visitor Studies Today!
    Volume: 5
    Number: 2
    Page Number: 1
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Computing and information science | Education and learning science
    Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Adults | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Games, Simulations, and Interactives

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