An approach to usability evaluation of e-learning applications

被引：173

作者：

Ardito C. ^{[1
]}

Costabile M.F. ^{[1
]}

De Marsico M. ^{[2
]}

Lanzilotti R. ^{[1
]}

Levialdi S. ^{[2
]}

Roselli T. ^{[1
]}

Rossano V. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Bari, Bari

[2] Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome

来源：

Universal Access in the Information Society | 2006年 / 4卷 / 3期

关键词：

E-learning; Learner-centered design; Usability evaluation;

D O I：

10.1007/s10209-005-0008-6

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摘要：

Despite recent advances of electronic technologies in e-learning, a consolidated evaluation methodology for e-learning applications is not available. The evaluation of educational software must consider its usability and more in general its accessibility, as well as its didactic effectiveness. This work is a first step towards the definition of a methodology for evaluating e-learning applications. Specific usability attributes capturing the peculiar features of these applications are identified. A preliminary user study involving a group of e-students, observed during their interaction with an e-learning application in a real situation, is reported. Then, the proposal is put forward to adapt to the e-learning domain a methodology for systematic usability evaluation, called SUE. Specifically, evaluation patterns are proposed that are able to drive the evaluators in the analysis of an e-learning application. © Springer-Verlag 2005.

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页码：270 / 283

页数：13

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