Usability Attributes For LMSs
Evaluating the Usability of Learning Management Systems from Students' Perception: A Case Study of King Abdulaziz University Sami Binyamin1,2 , Sally Smith1, Malcolm Rutter1 1Edinburgh Napier University – School of Computing, 2King Abdulaziz University – Computer and Information Technology
Due to the rapid improvement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), adopting technologies has become a major focus of interest in the field of education. The collaboration between ICT and education has introduced various advantages and produced new terms in such as e-learning, blended learning, virtual classes, web-based classes and learning management systems (LMS). This research focuses on evaluating the usability of the LMS at KAU. Mixed methods approach combines more than one Usability Evaluation Method (UEM) to evaluate the usability of a system.
LMSs experience a lot of usability issues.
MixedResearch methods might be beneficial to increase the Questions reliability of the findings through “Triangulation”.
Evaluating the usability of e-learning systems is considered as an important task.
Different UEMs supplement each other and provide more evidences for the findings.
Small amount of published literature on the proper evaluation of LMSs usability has been produced.
Quantitative Mixed Methods
Learning Management System Objectivesh
6,687 Postgraduate
Eye Tracking Interviews
160,008 Undergraduate
8,072 Faculty
Questionnaire
Qualitative
King Abdulaziz University (KAU)
Saudi Arabia
Reliability
KAU just adopted a LMS, and no usability evaluation has been done on the system.
Introduction
Identify the appropriate usability Attributes
Investigate the usability level of the LMS at KAU
Investigate the statistical significant differences
Suggest an enhancement approach
8,361 Staff
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Understand the students’ perception about usability
Introduce a proper theoretical framework Identify the critical usability issues
Investigate the statistical correlations
Methodology
Localization
Interaction
Research Justification
Research Questions 1. What are the critical usability issues of the LMS at KAU from students’ perception and explanation for these issues? 2. How can the usability of LMS at KAU be enhanced from students’ perception? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the LMS from students’ perception? 4. What are the statistical significant differences between students’ and different variables and the statistical correlations between usability parameters and different variables?
Acknowledgement Many thanks for King Abdualziz University and the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for the financial support of the research.
Contact Details Sami Binyamin, MSc PhD Student, Edinburgh Napier University Lecturer, King Abdulaziz University Mobile: +44 7473394575 E-mail:
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