ERIC Number: EJ1043195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Oct
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 20
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1303-6521
Discovering How Students Search a University Web Site: A Comparative Usability Case Study for PC and Mobile Devices
Sengel, Erhan
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v13 n4 p12-20 Oct 2014
This study aims to investigate the usability level of web site of a university by observing 10 participants who are required to complete 11 tasks, which have been defined by the researchers before to gather data about effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. System Usability Scale was used to collect data about satisfaction. The research result, completed by the 10 participations show that the tasks' average completion time is 16,1460 seconds and average success score is 93.36. In addition, most of the participants indicated that it was difficult to use the web site when mobile device is used. All the participants show a positive attitude and belief that this site helps the users about finding information about university.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Sites, Universities, Evaluation, Testing, Usability, Questionnaires, Interviews, Measures (Individuals), Computers, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Turkey

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