Why the article is helpful
- Tested graphical user interface widgets and navigation styles
- Radio buttons were preferred to the other widget options
- Linear navigation were preferred because low-literacy users want to start each task in the same place
This article presented two research studies. The first study tested four graphical user interface widgets (interactive icons, check boxes, radio buttons, and scrollbars). Participants performed best with radio buttons and preferred them to the other widget options. The second study tested three cross-page navigation styles (namely, linear, hierarchical, and cross-linked). Participants performed better with linear navigation because low-literacy users tend to want to start each new task in the same place and start over whenever they want.
Links to article
Chaudry, B. M., Connelly, K. H., Siek, K. A., & Welch, J. L. (2012). ‘Mobile interface design for low-literacy populations.’ In Proceedings of the 2nd ACM SIGHIT International Health Informatics Symposium (pp. 91–100). doi:10.1145/2110363.2110377