Optimizing Usability Testing in the Context of a Large-scale Software Service for Digital Textbooks
Optimizing Usability Testing in the Context of a Large-scale Software Service for Digital Textbooks
dc.contributor.author | Kastner, Margit | |
dc.contributor.author | Simon, Bernd | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-29T00:08:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-29T00:08:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | The adoption of digital textbooks in education has steadily increased. This paper reports on the initiative Digi4School aiming to provide a large-scale software service for digital textbooks. Since the usability of this service is of particular concern, it is the subject of a design science research project with the goal to investigate two artifacts: (1) an optimized method for usability testing and (2) a fully-functional software service for delivering digital textbooks to users with heterogeneous IT background. We conclude that a combination of usability tests and the use of a questionnaire including closed and open-ended questions is recommended. Furthermore, both novice and expert users should evaluate a system’s usability with iterations until the usability measures reach a satisfactory level for all users. This was achieved for Digi4School. Such an approach has the potential to identify and eliminate flaws that prevent users from adopting the system. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 pages | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.24251/HICSS.2017.014 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0-9981331-0-2 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/41164 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | digital textbook | |
dc.subject | (e-)reader | |
dc.subject | novice and expert judgments | |
dc.subject | usability testing | |
dc.subject | user evaluation | |
dc.title | Optimizing Usability Testing in the Context of a Large-scale Software Service for Digital Textbooks | |
dc.type | Conference Paper | |
dc.type.dcmi | Text |
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