Principles listed in ISO 9241-10 | Heuristics from | Heuristics from |
Suitability for the task | Aesthetic and minimalist design | Challenge the child, evoke child mental imagery, use multimedia representations |
Self-descriptiveness | Recognition rather than recall | Learning content design (adequate vocabulary, illustrate abstract concepts) |
Controllability | User control and freedom | Use appropriate hardware devices (match motor effort and children skills, prevent input errors) |
Conformity with user expectations | Match between the system and the real world; error prevention | Attractive screen layout, support child curiosity, assessment (provide reports to instructor) |
Error tolerance | Help users recognise, diagnose, and recover from errors | - (Only lists Nilsen’s heuristics) |
Suitability for individualization | Flexibility and efficiency of use | - (Only lists Nilsen’s heuristics) |
Suitability for learning (learning the software use) | Recognition rather than recall; help and documentation; consistency and standards | Design attractive screen layout (screen uncluttered, readable) |