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Orfanou, Konstantina; Tselios, Nikolaos; Katsanos, Christos – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
Perceived usability affects greatly student's learning effectiveness and overall learning experience, and thus is an important requirement of educational software. The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a well-researched and widely used questionnaire for perceived usability evaluation. However, surprisingly few studies have used SUS to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Usability, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
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Whang, Michael; Ring, Donna M. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2007
Three sources indicated the need for designing a usability study of the Western Michigan University Libraries' Web site: the results of the 2004 LibQUAL+ survey; the completion of the library's new strategic planning document; and suggestions by library customers and library staff. LibQUAL+ findings and customer comments suggested customers…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Web Sites
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Iglesias, Omar A.; Paniagua, Carmen N.; Pessacq, Raul A. – Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 1997
Illustrates a method for evaluating educational software which allows quantitative rating of questions in three main categories: teaching contents and methodology; software and design features; and users' reactions; and a fourth group encompassing general qualitative questions. The methodology proved effective in evaluating an advanced…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Technology, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Paez, Linda B.; Bezerra da Silva-Fh., Jose; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Questionnaires, observation, and taped interviews of 36 graduate students were used to compare and evaluate the use of a continuous zooming graphical interface and a typical jump-based hypertext interface, with a focus on minimizing user disorientation when reading documents. Learning time, performance and user satisfaction were evaluated. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Jayatilleke, Raja – 1989
DIALOG Information Services, one of many vendors offering the ERIC database as a CD-ROM product (DIALOG OnDisc ERIC), offers end users a choice of searching using either a menu- or a command-driven mode. The menu-driven EASY MENU is intended to relieve the user from learning search commands, and is said to be easier to learn and remember. The…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software Evaluation, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
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Jonassen, David; Erdelez, Sanda – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2006
Rather than learning and then applying theory to the solution of problems, learners can be provided with stories about others' experiences while designing classroom instruction. However, the usability of case-libraries has not been documented with teachers. In this study, students accessed a case-library of technology integration stories…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes