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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses some of the requirements for field evaluations and long-term evaluations, and it introduces the diary method and the parent evaluator method, which was developed as a way to evaluate home products for children who cannot yet read and write. The chapter outlines some of the key aspects of the diary method for evaluation. It describes how to design diaries, how to organize diary studies, and how to engage parents in the evaluation of interactive products. Diary methods appear to have considerable potential, especially when an evaluation needs to be carried out over an extended period of time, or when the evaluation is better carried out in a home situation. More research needs to be done to determine guidelines for the best design of diaries for various purposes. The parent evaluator method seems to be a good choice for evaluations with preschool children and may also be useful with babies and toddlers. |
