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Publication Date: 2018
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The Usability of the Websites of Alabama's Community Colleges
Bray, Nathaniel; Sweatt, Wendy
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v42 n10 p744-747 2018
This study explores the usability of community college websites. The value of a college's website has been well established, as have accepted standards for basic website design. However, current usability standards are less clear and in various stages of acceptance. To consider this question, standards of usability were applied to all community college websites in Alabama. Websites were assessed for usability by use of a modified instrument that includes sample usability task scenarios provided by Cornell University's Web Accessibility Toolkit and includes items from a similar exploration conducted on a national sample of colleges and universities (Meyer, 2008). The existence of specific website content tailored to prospective part-time students and the use of social media by the Alabama community colleges was also examined. Results show that most colleges meet minimum standards for usability.
Descriptors: Usability, Web Sites, Community Colleges, Social Media, Design, Users (Information), Testing, Navigation (Information Systems), Two Year College Students, Standards, Part Time Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama
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