Usability on Children: a Meta-analysis Review

Utilizing digital platforms is popular in various fields. One of them is a platform for children. In the context of children, it requires different treatment. So far, it found many articles discussing this issue. Usability is an indicator to measure a friendly platform. This article aims to capture the problems regarding usability and children by providing a literature review (meta-analysis). Some articles are observed on IEEE and ACM digital libraries published in the period 2011 to 2020. 80 articles are collected. Various aspects are found, such as approaches, methods, tools, design principles, and indicators. Interesting findings indicated that the majority of papers do not involve children as partners but as objects. Some techniques are not relevant to children. Instead of preferring to use techniques that are more appropriate for adults. In a conclusion, usability aspects require the user’s involvement as a partner. The result of this article act as a refinement for future studies to select an appropriate approach for children.