Website usability: the case of Kuwaiti middle school students
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add to the knowledge about how to design websites that are stress-free, easy to navigate and relevant to children’s learning needs. Design/methodology/approach – This paper involves an observational study that reports the results of website usability among s...
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