A usability study of users' perceptions toward a multimedia computer-assisted learning tool for neuroanatomy.
A usability study of users' perceptions toward a multimedia computer-assisted learning tool for neuroanatomy.
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DOI：
10.1002/ase.36
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发表时间：
2008-07
影响因子：
7.3
通讯作者：
Fleming J
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作者：
Gould DJ;Terrell MA;Fleming J
这项可用性研究评估了用户对一个新的电子学习工具的多媒体原型的看法：中枢神经系统解剖学：多媒体课程。可用性测试是一系列形成性评估方法的集合，这些方法为电子学习工具的开发设计提供信息，以最大限度地提高用户的接受度，满意度和采用率。62名研究参与者试用了原型，并完成了一份可用性问卷，旨在衡量两个可用性属性：程序需求和程序适用性。统计分析被用来检验假设，即多媒体原型设计良好，高度可用，它被认为是：1）在一系列教育背景下高度需要，2）高度适用于支持教学和学习神经解剖学的教学过程，3）所有类型的用户高度可用。三个自变量代表用户的差异：专业知识水平（教师与学生），年龄和性别。分析结果支持的研究假设，原型设计以及不同类型的用户在各种教育背景下，并支持神经解剖学的教学。此外，结果表明，多媒体程序将是最有用的神经解剖学复习工具，为卫生专业的学生准备执照或董事会考试。本研究证明了在多媒体产品的教学设计过程中，将可用性的质量属性与人类学习的原则相结合的重要性。
This usability study evaluated users’ perceptions of a multimedia prototype for a new e-learning tool: Anatomy of the Central Nervous System: A Multimedia Course. Usability testing is a collection of formative evaluation methods that inform the developmental design of e-learning tools to maximize user acceptance, satisfaction, and adoption. Sixty-two study participants piloted the prototype and completed a usability questionnaire designed to measure two usability properties: program need and program applicability. Statistical analyses were used to test the hypothesis that the multimedia prototype was well designed and highly usable, it was perceived as: 1) highly needed across a spectrum of educational contexts, 2) highly applicable in supporting the pedagogical processes of teaching and learning neuroanatomy, and 3) was highly usable by all types of users. Three independent variables represented user differences: level of expertise (faculty vs. student), age, and gender. Analysis of the results supports the research hypotheses that the prototype was designed well for different types of users in various educational contexts and for supporting the pedagogy of neuroanatomy. In addition, the results suggest that the multimedia program will be most useful as a neuroanatomy review tool for health-professions students preparing for licensing or board exams. This study demonstrates the importance of integrating quality properties of usability with principles of human learning during the instructional design process for multimedia products.