A mathematical model for suitability of smartphone apps for children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23039792 |
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| Authors | Savita Yadav (0000-0002-4334-1767, Netaji Subhas University of Technology), Pinaki Chakraborty (0000-0002-2010-8022, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, corresponding author), Prabhat Mittal (0000-0001-5352-7955, University of Delhi) |
| Editors | Zheng Yan (0009-0007-3850-6743) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2578-1863 • E-ISSN: 2578-1863 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1155/2022/3493218 |
| OpenAlex | W4221064606 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Children now get access to smartphones at an early age and gradually acquire skills to use different types of smartphone apps. We developed a mathematical model for the ability and interest of children to use smartphone apps. The model can be used to determine the level of difficulty of apps and identify niche app, i.e. apps that are designed specifically to be used by a narrow age range of children. We used the model to analyze nine apps that are used by children. We found three of the apps to be of suitable difficulty level, four of them to be too easy and two of them to be too difficult for children who are interested in using them. We were also able to identify three niche apps.
App store · Human–computer interaction · Internet privacy · Mobile apps · Multimedia · Smartphone app · Smartphone application · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · ICT in Developing Communities · Impact of Technology on Adolescents
| Highly cited | No |
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