Barnsligt lätt att hitta rätt? En observationsstudie om hur barn navigerar mobila applikationer
Children?s use of mobile devices is constantly increasing and has become very popular withchildren as young as toddlers. Schools in Sweden have made large investments to expand theuse of information technology (IT), and the use of mobile devices in preschools is already acommon support tool for learning. Children?s use of IT is a relatively new phenomenon,which means that is it also a relatively new area of research. This thesis aims to developinsights into how preschool-aged children navigate mobile applications, and based on thefindings draw conclusions on how this can benefit further development of applications.The study was carried out using observations as the main method for data collection,complemented by fieldnotes. The result of the analysis show that young children's ability tonavigate is influenced by their cognitive abilities, and children?s past experiences of usingapplications play a crucial role to how well the they understand the user interface?snavigational possibilities.Keywords: user interface, children, navigation, applications, preschool, mobile devices, design