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Title:
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ACCOMMODATING SPECIAL NEEDS USERS IN THE EVALUATION OF AN M-LEARNING APPLICATION: A CASE STUDY |
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Author(s):
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Rock Leung , Jo Lumsden , Jane Fritz |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-15-1 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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HCI, m-Learning, Experiential Learning, Adult Literacy, Prototype Evaluation. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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177 |
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Last Page:
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184 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Adult illiteracy rates are alarmingly high worldwide. The portability, affordability, and ease of use of mobile (or
handheld) devices offer a realistic opportunity to provide novel, context-sensitive literacy resources to adults with limited
literacy skills. To this end, we developed the concept of ALEX a mobile Adult Literacy support application for
EXperiential learning (Lumsden et al., 2005). On the basis of a medium-fidelity prototype of this application, we
conducted an evaluation of ALEX using participants from our intended user group. This evaluation had two goals: (a) to
assess the usefulness of the ALEX concept and the usability of its current design; and (b) to reflect on the appropriateness
of our evaluation process given the literacy-related needs of our participants. This paper outlines our approach to this
evaluation as well as the results we obtained and our reflections on the process. |
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