A USABILITY STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL MOLECULAR VISUALIZATION ON SMART PHONES

被引：3
作者：
Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel A. [1 ]
Valdez-Velazquez, Laura L. [2 ]
Gomez-Sandoval, Zeferino [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Colima, Fac Telemat, Colima 28040, Mexico
[2] Univ Colima, Fac Ciencias Quim, Colima Coquimatlan, Colima, Mexico
来源：
QUIMICA NOVA | 2012年 / 35卷 / 03期
关键词：
molecular visualization; mobile computing; usability;
D O I：
10.1590/S0100-40422012000300037
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
A USABILITY STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL MOLECULAR VISUALIZATION ON SMART PHONES. Chemistry students have difficulty understanding molecular structures and their functions. To aide their comprehension, molecular visualization software has been developed to run on smart phones, but in order to positively influence learning it must have a high degree of usability (usability measures how software is used in terms of efficiency, efficacy and satisfaction). This paper describes a usability study of molecular visualization software running on a smart phone, where chemistry students analyzed molecular models. Results showed very good usability and 95% of students wanted to use it in further classes.
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页码：648 / 653
页数：6
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