Title :
The research on usability evaluation of e-learning systems
Author :
Chai, Zhengyi ; Zhao, Yujuan ; Zhu, Sifeng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Henan Univ. of Technol., Zhengzhou
Abstract :
This paper reports the research and practice on the usability assessment of e-learning systems and is intended to enhance the process of knowledge acquisition in daily classroom settings. The applied scenario-based usability evaluation, as a combination of behavior and opinion based measurements, enabled to quantify usability in terms of userspsila (teacherspsila and studentspsila) performance and satisfaction. According to the achieved results, the main directions for interface redesign are offered.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; interactive systems; user interfaces; daily classroom setting; e-learning system usability evaluation; knowledge acquisition; scenario-based usability evaluation; usable interactive system design; user interface redesign; Communications technology; Design engineering; Electronic learning; Guidelines; Interactive systems; Knowledge acquisition; Mathematics; Process design; Usability; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
IT in Medicine and Education, 2008. ITME 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Xiamen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3616-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2511-2
DOI :
10.1109/ITME.2008.4743900
