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Gambling on Smartphones: A Study of a Potentially Addictive Behaviour in a Naturalistic Setting (2019)
Journal Article
James, R., O’Malley, C., & Tunney, R. (2019). Gambling on Smartphones: A Study of a Potentially Addictive Behaviour in a Naturalistic Setting. European Addiction Research, 25(1), 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1159/000495663

Smartphone users engage extensively with their devices, on an intermittent basis for short periods of time. These patterns of behaviour have the potential to make mobile gambling especially perseverative. This paper reports the first empirical study... Read More about Gambling on Smartphones: A Study of a Potentially Addictive Behaviour in a Naturalistic Setting.

Treasure codes: augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits through treasure hunting (2018)
Journal Article
Ng, K. H., Huang, H., & O’Malley, C. (2018). Treasure codes: augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits through treasure hunting. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 22(4), 739-750. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-018-1126-5

Previous studies have highlighted the difficulty that designers face in creating mobile museum guides to enhance small group experiences. In this paper, we report a study exploring the potential of mobile visual recognition technology (Artcodes) to i... Read More about Treasure codes: augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits through treasure hunting.

Exploring the evidence base for Tier 3 specialist weight management interventions for children aged 2–18 years in the UK: a rapid systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Brown, T., O’Malley, C., Blackshaw, J., Coulton, V., Tedstone, A., Summerbell, C., & Ells, L. J. (2018). Exploring the evidence base for Tier 3 specialist weight management interventions for children aged 2–18 years in the UK: a rapid systematic review. Journal of Public Health, 40(4), 835-847. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx166

Background: The impact of specialist weight management services (Tier 3) for children with severe and complex obesity in the UK is unclear. This review aims to examine the impact of child Tier 3 services in the UK, exploring service characteristics a... Read More about Exploring the evidence base for Tier 3 specialist weight management interventions for children aged 2–18 years in the UK: a rapid systematic review.

Glyphing it! Children using markers in school. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harun, A., Benford, S., O'Malley, C., & Noor, N. L. M. (2016). Glyphing it! Children using markers in school. In 2016 Sixth International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP): 21-23 July 2016, Konya, Turkey (39-44). https://doi.org/10.1109/dictap.2016.7543998

This paper describes a study that investigated the use of d-touch markers in designing learning content for knowledge sharing activities. It looked into design aspects children takes into account in ensuring that the learning content would be underst... Read More about Glyphing it! Children using markers in school..

Augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits with personal mobile technology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ng, K., Huang, H., Selvamurthy, S., Juzar, M., Sabri, N., & O'Malley, C. (2016). Augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits with personal mobile technology. In Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS (1261-1262)

This paper reports a study to improve users' experiences in a visitor centre by incorporating a mobile scanning visual recognition system, called Artcodes. A prototype mobile treasure hunt guide was developed and evaluated by means of a field study c... Read More about Augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits with personal mobile technology.

Understanding the psychology of mobile gambling: A behavioural synthesis (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O'Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2017). Understanding the psychology of mobile gambling: A behavioural synthesis. British Journal of Psychology, 108(3), 608-625. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12226

This manuscript reviews the extant literature on key issues related to mobile gambling and considers whether the potential risks of harm emerging from this platform are driven by pre-existing comorbidities or by psychological processes unique to mobi... Read More about Understanding the psychology of mobile gambling: A behavioural synthesis.

Sociodemographic predictors of latent class membership of problematic and disordered gamblers (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O'Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). Sociodemographic predictors of latent class membership of problematic and disordered gamblers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 3, 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2016.04.004

This paper reports a series of analyses examining the predictors of gambling subtypes identified from a latent class analysis of problem gambling assessment data, pooled from four health and gambling surveys conducted in Britain between 2007 and 2012... Read More about Sociodemographic predictors of latent class membership of problematic and disordered gamblers.

Loss of Control as a Discriminating Factor Between Different Latent Classes of Disordered Gambling Severity (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O’Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). Loss of Control as a Discriminating Factor Between Different Latent Classes of Disordered Gambling Severity. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32(4), 1155-1173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-016-9592-z

Analyses of disordered gambling assessment data have indicated that commonly used screens appear to measure latent categories. This stands in contrast to the oft-held assumption that problem gambling is at the extreme of a continuum. To explore this... Read More about Loss of Control as a Discriminating Factor Between Different Latent Classes of Disordered Gambling Severity.

The Effects of Physical Manipulatives on Children's Numerical Strategies (2016)
Journal Article
Manches, A., & O'Malley, C. (2016). The Effects of Physical Manipulatives on Children's Numerical Strategies. Cognition and Instruction, 34(1), 27-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370008.2015.1124882

This article focuses on how the representational properties of manipulatives affect the strategies children employ in problem solving. Two studies examined the effect of physical materials on 4–7-year-old children's problem solving strategies in a nu... Read More about The Effects of Physical Manipulatives on Children's Numerical Strategies.

Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game (2016)
Journal Article
James, R. J., O’Malley, C., & Tunney, R. J. (2016). Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00046

Manipulating different behavioral characteristics of gambling games can potentially affect the extent to which individuals persevere at gambling, and their transition to problematic behaviors. This has potential impact for mobile gambling technologie... Read More about Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game.

Community pharmacy-delivered interventions for public health priorities: a systematic review of interventions for alcohol reduction, smoking cessation and weight management, including meta-analysis for smoking cessation (2016)
Journal Article
Brown, T., Todd, A., O’Malley, C., Moore, H., Husband, A., Bambra, C., …Summerbell, C. (2016). Community pharmacy-delivered interventions for public health priorities: a systematic review of interventions for alcohol reduction, smoking cessation and weight management, including meta-analysis for smoking cessation. BMJ Open, 6(2), Article e009828. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009828

Objectives: To systematically review the effectiveness of community pharmacy-delivered interventions for alcohol reduction, smoking cessation and weight management. Design: Systematic review and meta-analyses. 10 electronic databases were searched fr... Read More about Community pharmacy-delivered interventions for public health priorities: a systematic review of interventions for alcohol reduction, smoking cessation and weight management, including meta-analysis for smoking cessation.

Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Mazarello Paes, V., Hesketh, K., O’Malley, C., Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Griffin, S., …Lakshman, R. (2015). Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 16(11), 903-913. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12310

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with adverse health outcomes. Improved understanding of the determinants will inform effective interventions to reduce SSB consumption. A total of 46,876 papers were identified through searchin... Read More about Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review.

Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research (2015)
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Carter, C. J., Koene, A., Perez, E., Statache, R., Adolphs, S., O'Malley, C., …McAuley, D. (2015). Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research. ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, 45(3), 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1145/2874239.2874268

In this paper, we outline an online survey-based study seeking to understand academic attitudes towards social media research ethics (SMRE). As the exploratory phase of a wider research project, findings are discussed in relation to the responses of... Read More about Understanding academic attitudes towards the ethical challenges posed by social media research.

Juries: acting out digital dilemmas to promote digital reflections (2015)
Journal Article
Vallejos, E. P., Pothong, K., Coleman, S., Koene, A., Carter, C. J., Statache, R., …O'Malley, C. (2015). Juries: acting out digital dilemmas to promote digital reflections. ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, 45(3), 84-90. https://doi.org/10.1145/2874239.2874252

A quick journey through prevention science (e.g., substance misuse prevention) and a comparison between online and offline risks, harm, and vulnerability in children suggests that new approaches and interventions are needed to promote Internet safety... Read More about Juries: acting out digital dilemmas to promote digital reflections.

Privacy concerns arising from internet service personalization filters (2015)
Journal Article
Koene, A., Perez, E., Carter, C. J., Statache, R., Adolphs, S., O'Malley, C., …McAuley, D. (2015). Privacy concerns arising from internet service personalization filters. ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, 45(3), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.1145/2874239.2874263

Personal service customization, or personalization, is one of the core tools that are being used by on-line providers of information services such as search engines, social media, news sites and product recommender systems to optimize the individual... Read More about Privacy concerns arising from internet service personalization filters.

Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years (2015)
Journal Article
Barber, S., Akhtar, S., Jackson, C., Bingham, D., Hewitt, C., Routen, A., …Wright, J. (2015). Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years. Public Health Research, 3(5), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr03050

BACKGROUND: The preschool years are considered critical for establishing healthy lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity. Levels of physical activity track through childhood into adulthood and establishing habitual physical activity early in l... Read More about Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years.

Research Ethics and Public Trust, Preconditions for Continued Growth of Internet Mediated Research - Public Confidence in Internet Mediate Research (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koene, A., Perez, E., Carter, C., Statache, R., Adolphs, S., O'Malley, C., …McAuley, D. (2015). Research Ethics and Public Trust, Preconditions for Continued Growth of Internet Mediated Research - Public Confidence in Internet Mediate Research. In O. Camp (Ed.), ICISSP 2015 : proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy : ESEO, Angers, Loire Valley, France, 9-11 February, 2015 (163-168). https://doi.org/10.5220/0005331501630168

In this paper we argue for the position that responsible safeguards for privacy and ethical treatment of human data are of vital importance to retain the public confidence and trust that is necessary for the development and future success of internet... Read More about Research Ethics and Public Trust, Preconditions for Continued Growth of Internet Mediated Research - Public Confidence in Internet Mediate Research.

Ethics of Personalized Information Filtering (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koene, A., Perez, E., Carter, C. J., Statache, R., Adolphs, S., O’Malley, C., …McAuley, D. (2015). Ethics of Personalized Information Filtering. In T. Tiropanis, A. Vakali, L. Sartori, & P. Burnap (Eds.), Internet science : second international conference, INSCI 2015, Brussels, Belgium, May 27-29, 2015 ; proceedings (123-132). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18609-2_10

Online search engines, social media, news sites and retailers are all investing heavily in the development of ever more refined information filtering to optimally tune their services to the specific demands of their individual users and customers. In... Read More about Ethics of Personalized Information Filtering.

Personal Inquiry: Orchestrating Science Investigations Within and Beyond the Classroom (2014)
Journal Article
Sharples, M., Scanlon, E., Ainsworth, S., Anastopoulou, S., Collins, T., Crook, C., …O’Malley, C. (2015). Personal Inquiry: Orchestrating Science Investigations Within and Beyond the Classroom. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 24(2), 308-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2014.944642

A central challenge for science educators is to enable young people to act as scientists by gathering and assessing evidence, conducting experiments, and engaging in informed debate. We report the design of the nQuire toolkit, a system to support scr... Read More about Personal Inquiry: Orchestrating Science Investigations Within and Beyond the Classroom.

The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups (2014)
Journal Article
Moore, H., Nixon, C., Lake, A., Douthwaite, W., O'Malley, C., Pedley, C., …Routen, A. (2014). The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(8), 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0420

Background: Evidence suggests that many contemporary urban environments do not support healthy lifestyle choices and are implicated in the obesity pandemic. Middlesbrough, in the North East of England is one such environment and a prime target for in... Read More about The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups.

On the latent structure of problem gambling: a taxometric analysis (2014)
Journal Article
James, R., O'Malley, C., & Tunney, R. (2014). On the latent structure of problem gambling: a taxometric analysis. Addiction, 109(10), 1707-1717. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12648

Aims To test whether problem gambling is a categorical or dimensional disorder on the basis of two problem gambling assessments. This distinction discriminates between two different conceptualizations of problem gambling: one that problem gambling is... Read More about On the latent structure of problem gambling: a taxometric analysis.

Refining rules learning using evolutionary PD (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harun, A., Benford, S., O'Malley, C., & Noor, N. (2013). Refining rules learning using evolutionary PD. In M. Kurosu (Ed.), 15th International Conference, HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013, Proceedings, Part II (376-385). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_43

Using glyphs to associate digital media with physical materials has great potential to enhance learning. A key challenge, however, lies in enabling children to author their own glyphs that integrate well with their drawings. One possible solution lie... Read More about Refining rules learning using evolutionary PD.

Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour? (2013)
Journal Article
Spence, A., Leygue, C., Bedwell, B., & O'Malley, C. (2014). Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour?. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 38, 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.12.006

Reducing energy use is key in meeting ambitious climate change targets being set around the world. This research considers the psychological impact, and potential for behavioural spillover, resulting from receiving energy information framed in terms... Read More about Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour?.

Pre-schoolers in the playground: an outdoor physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years old: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Barber, S., Jackson, C., Akhtar, S., Bingham, D., Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C., …Wright, J. (2013). Pre-schoolers in the playground: an outdoor physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years old: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-326

Background: The pre-school years are considered critical for establishing healthy lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity. Levels of physical activity track through childhood into adulthood, thus establishing habitual physical activity early i... Read More about Pre-schoolers in the playground: an outdoor physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years old: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Protocol for systematic reviews of determinants/correlates of obesity related dietary and physical activity behaviours in young children (preschool 0-6yrs): evidence mapping and syntheses (2013)
Journal Article
Lakshman, R., Paes, V., Hesketh, H., O’Malley, C., Moore, H., Ong, K., …Summerbell, C. (2013). Protocol for systematic reviews of determinants/correlates of obesity related dietary and physical activity behaviours in young children (preschool 0-6yrs): evidence mapping and syntheses. Systematic Reviews, 2(1), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-28

Background: The aim of these reviews is to inform the design and content of interventions to reduce obesity in young children. The behaviors that are associated with obesity/overweight have been studied extensively; however, the factors associated wi... Read More about Protocol for systematic reviews of determinants/correlates of obesity related dietary and physical activity behaviours in young children (preschool 0-6yrs): evidence mapping and syntheses.

Can a social networking site support afterschool group learning of Mandarin? (2013)
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Yang, Y., Crook, C., & O'Malley, C. (2014). Can a social networking site support afterschool group learning of Mandarin?. Learning, Media and Technology, 39(3), 267-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2013.839564

Schools are often encouraged to facilitate extra-curricular learning within their own premises. This study addresses the potential of social networking sites (SNS) for supporting such out-of-class study. Given concerns that learning on these sites ma... Read More about Can a social networking site support afterschool group learning of Mandarin?.

Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling (2011)
Journal Article
Gelmini-Hornsby, G., Ainsworth, S., & O'Malley, C. (2011). Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6(4), 577-600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9129-5

Developing shared understanding is essential to productive collaboration where a product is jointly constructed. This is especially true when the different collaborators’ contributions need to build coherently on one another, as, for example, when ma... Read More about Guided reciprocal questioning to support children's collaborative storytelling.

Tangibles for learning: A representational analysis of physical manipulation (2011)
Journal Article
Manches, A., & O’Malley, C. (2012). Tangibles for learning: A representational analysis of physical manipulation. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 16(4), 405-419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-011-0406-0

Manipulatives—physical learning materials such as cubes or tiles—are prevalent in educational settings across cultures and have generated substantial research into how actions with physical objects may support children’s learning. The ability to inte... Read More about Tangibles for learning: A representational analysis of physical manipulation.

Creating Personal Meaning through Technology-Supported Science Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings (2011)
Journal Article
Anastopoulou, S., Sharples, M., Ainsworth, S., Crook, C., O'Malley, C., & Wright, M. (2012). Creating Personal Meaning through Technology-Supported Science Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings. International Journal of Science Education, 34(2), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2011.569958

In this paper, a novel approach to engaging students in personal inquiry learning is described, whereby they carry out scientific investigations that are personally meaningful and relevant to their everyday lives. The learners are supported by softwa... Read More about Creating Personal Meaning through Technology-Supported Science Inquiry Learning across Formal and Informal Settings.

Maintaining continuity of inquiry learning experiences across contexts: Teacher's management strategies and the role of technology (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastopoulou, S., Yang, Y., Paxton, M., Sharples, M., Crook, C., Ainsworth, S., & O'Malley, C. (2010). Maintaining continuity of inquiry learning experiences across contexts: Teacher's management strategies and the role of technology. In M. Wolpers, P. A. Kirschner, M. Scheffel, S. Lindstaedt, & V. Dimitrova (Eds.), 5th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2010, Barcelona, Spain, September 28 - October 1, 2010. Proceedings (17-29). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16020-2_2

An inquiry-led investigation with technology was designed and implemented, aiming to enhance our understanding of how inquiry learning takes place within a personal, socio-cultural and institutional context. Children used personal technologies across... Read More about Maintaining continuity of inquiry learning experiences across contexts: Teacher's management strategies and the role of technology.

On the process and outcomes of inquiry learning: Changing approaches to assessment (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ainsworth, S., De Jong, T., Hmelo-Silver, C., Wilhelm, P., Hickey, D., Filsecker, M., …Dede, C. (2010). On the process and outcomes of inquiry learning: Changing approaches to assessment. In K. Gomez, L. Lyons, & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning in the Disciplines: ICLS 2010 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (85-92)

Inquiry learning is an educational approach that involves a process of exploration, asking questions and making discoveries in the search for new understandings. Researchers however are divided about the value of the approach. In the symposium, it is... Read More about On the process and outcomes of inquiry learning: Changing approaches to assessment.

Developing workable research methods: Lessons from a pilot study with vulnerable participants and complex assessments (2010)
Journal Article
Jones, S., Hamilton, S., Perry, L., O'Malley, C., & Halton, C. (2011). Developing workable research methods: Lessons from a pilot study with vulnerable participants and complex assessments. Journal of Research in Nursing, 16(4), 307-318. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987110380335

Following acute stroke, deterioration in nutritional status and weight loss is common; few studies have investigated this, perhaps due to difficulties with recruitment and completion of complex assessments with stroke patients. This study reports the... Read More about Developing workable research methods: Lessons from a pilot study with vulnerable participants and complex assessments.

Anonymity in classroom voting and debating (2010)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S., Gelmini-Hornsby, G., Threapleton, K., Crook, C., O'Malley, C., & Buda, M. (2011). Anonymity in classroom voting and debating. Learning and Instruction, 21(3), 365-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2010.05.001

The advent of networked environments into the classroom is changing classroom debates in many ways. This article addresses one key attribute of these environments, namely anonymity, to explore its consequences for co-present adolescents anonymous, by... Read More about Anonymity in classroom voting and debating.

Physical manipulation: Evaluating the potential for tangible designs (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manches, A., O'Malley, C., & Benford, S. (2009). Physical manipulation: Evaluating the potential for tangible designs. In TEI '09 Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (77-84). https://doi.org/10.1145/1517664.1517688

In order to design tangible technologies that are effective in supporting children's learning, it is important to understand what advantages or limitations are afforded by physical manipulation. This paper highlights some of the perceptual and manipu... Read More about Physical manipulation: Evaluating the potential for tangible designs.

Issues in scaffolding collaborative inquiry science learning (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastopoulou, S., & O'Malley, C. (2009). Issues in scaffolding collaborative inquiry science learning. In A. Dimitracopoulou, Claire O'Malley, Daniel Suthers, & P. Reimann (Eds.), Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Practices, CSCL 2009 Community Events Proceedings - 9th International Conference (34-36)

The aim of this symposium is to explore a number of different approaches to providing scaffolding of collaborative activities in inquiry learning in science that are adaptive to context, that support coordination of activities across contexts and tha... Read More about Issues in scaffolding collaborative inquiry science learning.

The role of physical representations in solving number problems: A comparison of young children's use of physical and virtual materials (2009)
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Manches, A., O'Malley, C., & Benford, S. (2010). The role of physical representations in solving number problems: A comparison of young children's use of physical and virtual materials. Computers & Education, 54(3), 622-640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.023

This research aims to explore the role of physical representations in young children’s numerical learning then identify the benefits of using a graphical interface in order to understand the potential for developing interactive technologies in this d... Read More about The role of physical representations in solving number problems: A comparison of young children's use of physical and virtual materials.

Enhanced recognition of written words and enjoyment of reading in struggling beginner readers through whole-word multimedia software (2009)
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Karemaker, A., Pitchford, N., & O'Malley, C. (2010). Enhanced recognition of written words and enjoyment of reading in struggling beginner readers through whole-word multimedia software. Computers & Education, 54(1), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.07.018

The effectiveness of a reading intervention using the whole-word multimedia software ‘Oxford Reading Tree (ORT) for Clicker’ was compared to a reading intervention using traditional ORT Big Books. Developing literacy skills and attitudes towards lear... Read More about Enhanced recognition of written words and enjoyment of reading in struggling beginner readers through whole-word multimedia software.

Cutting through Layers of the BBC "ONION Street": Children's use of homework message boards out-of-school (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, Y., Crook, C., & O'Malley, C. (2008). Cutting through Layers of the BBC "ONION Street": Children's use of homework message boards out-of-school. In Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL (467-474)

We explored children's spontaneous use of the Onion Street Maths and English message boards out-of-school. These are open-access, study support forums that are widely accessed and well-regarded by teachers and students in the UK. 416 messages were co... Read More about Cutting through Layers of the BBC "ONION Street": Children's use of homework message boards out-of-school.

Early years learning with digital technologies: The relationship between research and design (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sutherland, R., Eagle, S., O'Malley, C., Manches, A., & Sutch, D. (2008). Early years learning with digital technologies: The relationship between research and design. In Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL (354-359)

The overall aim of this symposium is to focus on the relationship between research and design of technologies for early years learning. Presentations will centre around two studies, one concerned with understanding the role that digital technologies... Read More about Early years learning with digital technologies: The relationship between research and design.

Making your views known: The importance of anonymity before and after classroom debates (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hornsby, G., Ainsworth, S., Buda, M., Crook, C., & O'Malley, C. (2008). Making your views known: The importance of anonymity before and after classroom debates. In Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL (281-288)

The current study aimed to examine the effect of anonymity and privacy on students' voting behaviour before and after classroom debate. A positioning system with three different settings was prototyped (Private, Anonymous or Public). It was predicted... Read More about Making your views known: The importance of anonymity before and after classroom debates.

Does whole-word multimedia software support literacy acquisition? (2008)
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Karemaker, A., Pitchford, N., & O'Malley, C. (2010). Does whole-word multimedia software support literacy acquisition?. Reading and Writing, 23(1), 31-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-008-9148-4

This study examined the extent to which multimedia features of typical literacy learning software provide added benefits for developing literacy skills compared with typical whole-class teaching methods. The effectiveness of the multimedia software O... Read More about Does whole-word multimedia software support literacy acquisition?.

Trust, privacy and relationships in 'pervasive education': Families' views on homework and technologies (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fraser, K., Rodden, T., & O'Malley, C. (2007). Trust, privacy and relationships in 'pervasive education': Families' views on homework and technologies. In A. LaMarca, M. Langheinrich, & K. N. Truong (Eds.), Pervasive Computing : 5th International Conference, PERVASIVE 2007, Toronto, Canada, May 13-16, 2007, Proceedings (180-197)

Extensive educational research discusses the potential for information and communication technologies in supporting homework, but most has focused on providing content. The research in this paper focuses instead on the issues around managing homework... Read More about Trust, privacy and relationships in 'pervasive education': Families' views on homework and technologies.

Home-school technologies: Considering the family (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fraser, K., Rodden, T., & O'Malley, C. (2006). Home-school technologies: Considering the family. In Proceeding of the 2006 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC '06 (153-156). https://doi.org/10.1145/1139073.1139111

Research has focused on building technologies to support children in their transitions between home and school [9] without a developed sense of how individual families react to such technologies. We interviewed three different families about their re... Read More about Home-school technologies: Considering the family.

Formalising performative interaction (2006)
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Dix, A., Sheridan, J., Reeves, S., Benford, S., & O'Malley, C. (2006). Formalising performative interaction. In Interactive Systems. Design, Specification, and Verification ; 12th International Workshop, DSVIS 2005, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, July 13-15, 2005. Revised Papers (15-25). https://doi.org/10.1007/11752707_2

In this paper we attempt to formalise some of the basic attributes of performative interaction against a background of sociological analysis in order to better understand how computer interfaces may support performance. We show how this generic forma... Read More about Formalising performative interaction.

The spatial character of sensor technology (2006)
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Reeves, S., Pridmore, T., Tree, A., Green, J., Benford, S., & O'Malley, C. (2006). The spatial character of sensor technology. In Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS2006; University Park, PA; United States (31-40)

By considering the spatial character of sensor-based interactive systems, this paper investigates how discussions of seams and seamlessness in ubiquitous computing neglect the complex spatial character that is constructed as a side-effect of deployin... Read More about The spatial character of sensor technology.

Designing the spectator experience (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reeves, S., Benford, S., O'Malley, C., & Fraser, M. (2005). Designing the spectator experience. In Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS2006; University Park, PA; United States (741-750)

By considering the spatial character of sensor-based interactive systems, this paper investigates how discussions of seams and seamlessness in ubiquitous computing neglect the complex spatial character that is constructed as a side-effect of deployin... Read More about Designing the spectator experience.

The Cochrane Library: more systematic reviews on nutrition needed (2005)
Journal Article
Summerbell, C., Chinnock, P., O'Malley, C., & van Binsbergen, J. (2005). The Cochrane Library: more systematic reviews on nutrition needed. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 59(Supplement 1), S172-178. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602193

The knowledge and relevance of nutrition as well as the demand for well-funded advices increase. The Cochrane Collaboration plays a leading role within the evidence-based medicine and practice. We advocate therefore more specialized nutritional inter... Read More about The Cochrane Library: more systematic reviews on nutrition needed.

Producing guidelines for learning, teaching and tutoring in a mobile environment (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vavoula, G., Lefrere, P., O'Malley, C., Sharples, M., & Taylor, J. (2004). Producing guidelines for learning, teaching and tutoring in a mobile environment. In Proceedings - 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education; JungLi; Taiwan (173-176). https://doi.org/10.1109/wmte.2004.1281378

We review the research on mobile learning and theories of learning in order to produce a pedagogically sound set of guidelines for learners, teachers, and policy makers who are considering adopting m-learning technology. The guidelines are not primar... Read More about Producing guidelines for learning, teaching and tutoring in a mobile environment.

Ambient wood: Designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rogers, Y., Price, S., Fitzpatrick, G., Fleck, R., Harris, E., Smith, H., …Weal, M. (2004). Ambient wood: Designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors. In Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Interaction Design and Children: Building a Community, IDC 2004 (3-10). https://doi.org/10.1145/1017833.1017834

Ubiquitous and mobile technologies provide opportunities for designing novel learning experiences that move out of the classroom. Information can be presented and interacted with in a variety of ways while exploring a physical environment. A key issu... Read More about Ambient wood: Designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors.

Comparing the roles of 3D representations in audio and audio-visual collaborations (2004)
Journal Article
Hicks, M., Nichols, S., & O'Malley, C. (2004). Comparing the roles of 3D representations in audio and audio-visual collaborations. Virtual Reality, 7(3-4), 148-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-004-0126-0

This study investigates the effects of performance and communication within audio-visual (shared representations) and audio-only conditions. Two three-dimensional (3D) representations were presented in each communication condition. The goal of the st... Read More about Comparing the roles of 3D representations in audio and audio-visual collaborations.

A longitudinal, microgenetic study of the emergence of false belief understanding and inhibition skills (2004)
Journal Article
Flynn, E., O'Malley, C., & Wood, D. (2004). A longitudinal, microgenetic study of the emergence of false belief understanding and inhibition skills. Developmental Science, 7(1), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00326.x

Two theories that attempt to explain the relationship between false belief understanding and inhibition skills were investigated: (1) theory of mind development improves self-control, and (2) executive control is necessary for developing a theory of... Read More about A longitudinal, microgenetic study of the emergence of false belief understanding and inhibition skills.

Comparison of 2D and 3D representations for visualising telecommunication usage (2003)
Journal Article
Hicks, M., O'Malley, C., Nichols, S., & Anderson, B. (2003). Comparison of 2D and 3D representations for visualising telecommunication usage. Behaviour and Information Technology, 22(3), 185-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929031000117080

This paper describes an empirical evaluation of one two-dimensional (2D), and two three-dimensional (3D) representations. These representations were developed to present customer behaviour information on telecommunications usage. The goal of the stud... Read More about Comparison of 2D and 3D representations for visualising telecommunication usage.

Things aren't what they seem to be: Innovation through technology inspiration (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
2002 (373-378). https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778766

How does designing for novel experiences with largely untried technologies get its inspiration? Here we report on a project whose goal was to promote learning through novel, playful visions of technologies. To this end, we experimented with a diversi... Read More about Things aren't what they seem to be: Innovation through technology inspiration.

The effect of tangible interfaces on children's collaborative behaviour (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanton, D., Bayon, V., Abnett, C., Cobb, S., & O'Malley, C. (2002). The effect of tangible interfaces on children's collaborative behaviour. In CHI'02 Human Factors in Computing Systems (820-821)

The physical nature of the classroom means that children are continually divided into small groups. The present study examined collaboration on a story creation task using technologies believed to encourage and support collaborative behaviour. Four c... Read More about The effect of tangible interfaces on children's collaborative behaviour.

Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanton, D., Bayon, V., Neale, H., Ghali, A., Benford, S., Cobb, S., …Pridmore, T. (2001). Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling. In CHI '01 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (482-489). https://doi.org/10.1145/365024.365322

We describe the design of tangible interfaces to the KidPad collaborative drawing tool. Our aims are to support the reenactment of stories to audiences, and integration within real classroom environments. A six-month iterative design process, working... Read More about Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling.

Smart toys: Brave new world? (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Hooge, H., Dalton, L., Shwe, H., Lieberman, D., & O'Malley, C. (2000). Smart toys: Brave new world?. In CHI EA '00 CHI '00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (247-248). https://doi.org/10.1145/633292.633436

Technology is changing the way children play. But should we be excited or worried about the introduction of technology into children's toys? This panel of smart toy experts will examine the advantages and disadvantages of technologically-enhanced pla... Read More about Smart toys: Brave new world?.

Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Bederson, B., Ã…kesson, K., Bayon, V., Druin, A., Hansson, P., …Taxén, G. (2000). Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children. In CHI '00 Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (556-563). https://doi.org/10.1145/332040.332502

We describe the design of tangible interfaces to the KidPad collaborative drawing tool. Our aims are to support the reenactment of stories to audiences, and integration within real classroom environments. A six-month iterative design process, working... Read More about Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children.

Video data and video links in mediated communication: what do users value? (2000)
Journal Article
Anderson, A., Smallwood, L., MacDonald, R., Mullin, J., Fleming, A., & O'Malley, C. (2000). Video data and video links in mediated communication: what do users value?. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 52(1), 165-187. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1999.0335

Most studies of video-mediated, computer-supported cooperative work have investigated the impact of video conference communication links between users. Fewer studies have explored the use of multimedia systems which provide video data. In our study,... Read More about Video data and video links in mediated communication: what do users value?.

A cross-cultural perspective on children's theories of mind and social interaction (1998)
Journal Article
Tan-Niam, C., Wood, D., & O'Malley, C. (1998). A cross-cultural perspective on children's theories of mind and social interaction. Early Child Development and Care, 144(1), 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/0300443981440107

This study incorporated two cross‐cultural dimensions using both Singaporean and UK subjects as well as expert raters from both cultures to investigate links between children's “theories of minds” (ToM) and their social interactive behaviour. This tr... Read More about A cross-cultural perspective on children's theories of mind and social interaction.

There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills (1998)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S., Wood, D., & O'Malley, C. (1998). There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills. Learning and Instruction, 8(2), 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0959-4752%2897%2900013-3

Interpretation of the nature of mathematical understanding has changed recently. These changes have prompted calls for different instructional methods in the primary classroom. COPPERS is a mathematical learning environment which explores how such go... Read More about There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills.

Face-to-Face and Video-Mediated Communication: A Comparison of Dialogue Structure and Task Performance (1997)
Journal Article
Doherty-Sneddon, G., O'Malley, C., Garrod, S., Anderson, A., Langton, S., & Bruce, V. (1997). Face-to-Face and Video-Mediated Communication: A Comparison of Dialogue Structure and Task Performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 3(2), 105-125. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898x.3.2.105

This article examined communication and task performance in face-to-face, copresent, and video-mediated communication (VMC). Study 1 showed that when participants in a collaborative problem-solving task could see and hear each other, the structure of... Read More about Face-to-Face and Video-Mediated Communication: A Comparison of Dialogue Structure and Task Performance.

Actions Speak No Louder Than Words: Symmetrical Cross-Modal Interference Effects in the Processing of Verbal and Gestural Information (1996)
Journal Article
Langton, S., O'Malley, C., & Bruce, V. (1996). Actions Speak No Louder Than Words: Symmetrical Cross-Modal Interference Effects in the Processing of Verbal and Gestural Information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 22(6), 1357-1375. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.22.6.1357

Five experiments are reported that investigate the distribution of selective attention to verbal and nonverbal components of an utterance when conflicting information exists in these channels. A Stroop-type interference paradigm is adopted in which a... Read More about Actions Speak No Louder Than Words: Symmetrical Cross-Modal Interference Effects in the Processing of Verbal and Gestural Information.

Comparison of face-to-face and video-mediated interaction (1996)
Journal Article
O'Malley, C., Langton, S., Anderson, A., Doherty-Sneddon, G., & Bruce, V. (1996). Comparison of face-to-face and video-mediated interaction. Interacting with Computers, 8(2), 177-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/0953-5438%2896%2901027-2

A series of experiments are reported in which pairs of subjects performed a collaborative task remotely and communicated either via video and audio links or audio links only. Using the same task (the ‘map task’), Boyle et al. (1994) found clear benef... Read More about Comparison of face-to-face and video-mediated interaction.

A classroom intervention using a computer-augmented curriculum for mechanics (1995)
Journal Article
Hennessy, S., Twigger, D., Driver, R., O'Shea, T., O'Malley, C., Byard, S., …Scanlon, E. (1995). A classroom intervention using a computer-augmented curriculum for mechanics. International Journal of Science Education, 17(2), 189-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069950170204

A set of teaching materials was developed for the teaching of mechanics, as part of the research carried out for the ‘Conceptual Change in Science’ project. These incorporated a series of interactive computer simulations, associated written materials... Read More about A classroom intervention using a computer-augmented curriculum for mechanics.

On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model (1995)
Journal Article
Wood, D., Wood, H., Ainsworth, S., & O'Malley, C. (1995). On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model. Cognition and Instruction, 13(4), 565-581. https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci1304_7

Eight pairs of girls and 8 pairs of boys at each of three age groups (3, 5, and 7 years) took part in a three-phase investigation. One child in each pair was taught how to assemble a construction task by a computer-assisted tutoring system. That chil... Read More about On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model.

Design of a computer‐augmented curriculum for mechanics (1995)
Journal Article
Hennessy, S., Twigger, D., Driver, R., O'Shea, T., O'Malley, C., Byard, M., …Scanlon, E. (1995). Design of a computer‐augmented curriculum for mechanics. International Journal of Science Education, 17(1), 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069950170106

This paper describes the design and development of a set of teaching materials for the teaching of a topic on mechanics (as part of the research carried out for the ‘Conceptual Change in Science’ project). The ‘curriculum’ comprises a series of inter... Read More about Design of a computer‐augmented curriculum for mechanics.

Facial identity and facial speech processing: Familiar faces and voices in the McGurk effect (1995)
Journal Article
Walker, S., Bruce, V., & O'Malley, C. (1995). Facial identity and facial speech processing: Familiar faces and voices in the McGurk effect. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 57(8), 1124-1133. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03208369

An experiment was conducted to investigate the claims made by Bruce and Young (1986) for the independence of facial identity and facial speech processing. A well-reported phenomenon in audiovisual speech perception—theMcGurk effect (McGurk & MacDonal... Read More about Facial identity and facial speech processing: Familiar faces and voices in the McGurk effect.

Challenging models of elastic collisions with a computer simulation (1993)
Journal Article
Whitelock, D., Taylor, J., O'Shea, T., Scanlon, E., Sellman, R., Clark, P., & O'Malley, C. (1993). Challenging models of elastic collisions with a computer simulation. Computers & Education, 20(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2893%2990065-q

A number of techniques were used to elicit 16–17 yr old physics students' understanding of collisions. The students appear to use two different models of reasoning, namely a linear causal and a resistance/reciprocal causal model. These models however... Read More about Challenging models of elastic collisions with a computer simulation.

Designing computer systems to support peer learning (1992)
Journal Article
O'Malley, C. (1992). Designing computer systems to support peer learning. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 7(4), 339-352. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03172898

This article begins with a review of the various roles which computers have played in supporting collaborative learning and argues that, whatever role it plays, technology is not neutral with respect to interactions with and between users. Interfaces... Read More about Designing computer systems to support peer learning.

The design and evaluation of a multimedia authoring system (1991)
Journal Article
O'Malley, C., Baker, M., & Elsom-Cook, M. (1991). The design and evaluation of a multimedia authoring system. Computers & Education, 17(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2891%2990072-y

There are two issues in evaluating multimedia authoring environments such as SHIVA: the effectiveness of the support for authoring and the educational effectiveness of courses designed with the system. There are few evaluation methods which have been... Read More about The design and evaluation of a multimedia authoring system.

Design considerations in a project on conceptual change in science (1991)
Journal Article
Draper, S., Druver, R., Hartley, R., Hennessy, S., Mallen, C., Mohamed, R., …Twigger, D. (1991). Design considerations in a project on conceptual change in science. Computers & Education, 17(1), 37-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2891%2990070-8

This short paper describes the methodological design space facing a research group on a project concerning the effects on conceptual change of an intervention based on computer simulation software. The many interacting factors in such an intervention... Read More about Design considerations in a project on conceptual change in science.

The ‘Conceptual Change In Science’ project. (1991)
Journal Article
Twigger, D., Byard, M., Draper, S., Driver, R., Hartley, R., Hennessy, S., …Scanlon, E. (1991). The ‘Conceptual Change In Science’ project. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 7(2), 144-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.1991.tb00238.x

This paper outlines the work of the Conceptual Change in Science project, funded as part of the ESRC InTER programme. The aims of this research project are to clarify and describe the process of change in learners' conceptual understandings of natura... Read More about The ‘Conceptual Change In Science’ project..

ECAL: Bridging the gap between CAL and intelligent tutoring systems (1990)
Journal Article
Elsom-Cook, M., & O'Malley, C. (1990). ECAL: Bridging the gap between CAL and intelligent tutoring systems. Computers & Education, 15(1-3), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2890%2990131-p

In the traditional CAL system the author generates material to be presented by computer, and the computer simply follows the explicit instructions of the author in interacting with a student. Intelligent tutoring systems rely on abstracting the impli... Read More about ECAL: Bridging the gap between CAL and intelligent tutoring systems.

An 'alternate realities' microworld for horizontal motion (1990)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spensley, F., O'shea, T., Singer, R., Hennessy, S., O'Malley, C., & Scanlon, E. (1990). An 'alternate realities' microworld for horizontal motion. In D. H. Norrie, & H. Six (Eds.), 3rd International Conference, ICCAL '90 Hagen, FRG, June 11–13, 1990 Proceedings (73-98). https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0020873

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a computer-based microworld for teaching about the physics of horizontal motion. The simulation allows students to investigate the effects of sliding friction on the horizontal motion of blocks o... Read More about An 'alternate realities' microworld for horizontal motion.

Computer-supported collaborative learning: Problem solving and distance education (1990)
Journal Article
O'Malley, C., & Scanlon, E. (1990). Computer-supported collaborative learning: Problem solving and distance education. Computers & Education, 15(1-3), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315%2890%2990138-w

The aim of this research is to understand how to design effective computer based support for collaborative learning in distance education. This paper reports on three preliminary studies of cooperative problem solving among university students. The f... Read More about Computer-supported collaborative learning: Problem solving and distance education.

Tools for management and support of multiple constraints in a writer's assistant. (1986)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Malley, C., & Sharples, M. (1986). Tools for management and support of multiple constraints in a writer's assistant. In People and Computers, Desk for Usability, Proceedings of the Second Conference of the British Computer Society; Heslington, England (115-131)

A new generation of text editors act as writer's assistants, allowing the user to view and alter the organisational structure of text, as well as providing tools to support related tasks, such as spelling correction and proofreading. These systems ha... Read More about Tools for management and support of multiple constraints in a writer's assistant..

Constructive interaction : a method for studying human-computer-human interaction. (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Malley, C., Draper, S., & Riley, M. (1985). Constructive interaction : a method for studying human-computer-human interaction. In Interact '84, Proceedings of the IFIP Conference (269-274)

In this paper we describe a promising technique for studying human-machine interaction (HMI) called Constructive Interaction. We describe two pilot studies from a set which explores its application to HMI. Constructive Interaction was developed by Na... Read More about Constructive interaction : a method for studying human-computer-human interaction..

Problems in evaluation of human-computer interfaces: a case study. (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bannon, L., & O'Malley, C. (1985). Problems in evaluation of human-computer interfaces: a case study. In Interact '84, Proceedings of the IFIP Conference (709-713)

One of the most difficult aspects of interface design is evaluating new or changed features of an interface. In this paper we discuss methods of evaluation, their strengths and weaknesses, in the context of a program we developed to assist users in g... Read More about Problems in evaluation of human-computer interfaces: a case study..

Planning nets: a framework for analyzing user-computer interactions. (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riley, M., & O'Malley, C. (1985). Planning nets: a framework for analyzing user-computer interactions. In Interact '84, Proceedings of the IFIP Conference (513-518)

During the course of interacting with a computer, a user has goals that correspond to tasks to be performed and must plan how to achieve those goals with the available commands. We present a framework for analyzing user goals, the mapping between tho... Read More about Planning nets: a framework for analyzing user-computer interactions..

A proposal for user centered system documentation (1983)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Malley, C., Smolensky, P., Bannon, L., Conway, E., Graham, J., Sokolov, J., & Monty, M. (1983). A proposal for user centered system documentation. In CHI '83 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (282-285). https://doi.org/10.1145/800045.801627

This paper outlines a set of proposals for the development of system documentation based on an analysis of user needs. It is suggested that existing documentation is not sensitive enough to the variety of levels of user expertise, nor to the variety... Read More about A proposal for user centered system documentation.