Eight Persona Research Sources
Developmental Milestones - School Age Children (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9js2_ZsrcUThis video explains the developmental milestones which children should be reaching at particular ages. This will allow us to recognise skills that are still under development at our target age and target our product towards these skills.
Child-based personas: need, ability and experience (Article)
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alissa_Antle/publication/227286996_Child-based_personas_need_ability_and_experience/file/5046351cc47c7843d0.pdfThis article describes the construction of personas specifically for children. It explains the vital aspect of these personas and the data required for construction.
Growing minds: Cognitive development in early childhood (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivl7x_8XX0wThe video focuses on the intellectual development of children ages 0-5 and what activities influence this development. This can be used in recognising which skills children of our target age group should have already developed and will not need to be focused upon.
Persona Marketing for Fujitsu Kids Site (Research Paper)
http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/MAG/vol45-2/paper07.pdfThe article details the process that Fujitsu went through in deciding how to target their specific target user group which was children. This could be applied to the way we build personas and create a product based on these personas.
Adult's Role Relative to a Child's Physical Development (News Article)
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/adults-role-relative-childs-physical-development-2984.htmlThe article points out the role that parent's have in allowing their children to develop their physical skills in the most efficient way. At least one of our personas should be an adult so this article would be helpful in that case.
Activities to Improve Fine Motor Skills (Blog Post)
http://childparenting.about.com/od/schoollearning/a/fine-motor-skills-activities.htm
This post lists some activities which develop fine motor skills in children, which can be incorporated into a product. This product would need to fit the target users, which could be around the age of 5 years old - the age at which this post is based on.
This essay describes considerations which need to be made when creating activities and products for primary school children.
Physical and motor skill development is described in this brochure at particular ages.
This post lists some activities which develop fine motor skills in children, which can be incorporated into a product. This product would need to fit the target users, which could be around the age of 5 years old - the age at which this post is based on.
Physical development considerations and accommodations for primary school students (Essay)
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Physical-Development-Considerations-And-Accommodations-For-953871.htmlThis essay describes considerations which need to be made when creating activities and products for primary school children.
Physical activity—helping children grow (Brochure)
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/pdf/everyday_learning/EDL1202_sample.pdfPhysical and motor skill development is described in this brochure at particular ages.
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