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Title:
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USABILITY EVALUATION OF THE MOODLE SYSTEM FROM THE TEACHERS PERSPECTIVE |
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Author(s):
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Tereza G. Kirner , Carlos De A. Custódio , Claudio Kirner |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-58-4 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Software usability, Software evaluation, E-Learning, Moodle System, Learning Management System |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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371 |
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Last Page:
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378 |
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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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This article presents an empirical study performed to evaluate the Moodle usability, from the point of view of teachers
who are using this system to support their classes. The usability evaluation followed a model, proposed by the authors,
which includes a set of usability attributes, a list of questions defined to get the data for evaluating the
attributes, and a scale of qualitative metrics used to measure the considered attributes. Usability is concerned
with the suitability of the software for its users, defined in this work through the following attributes: intuitiveness,
operationability, efficiency of use, learnability, attractiveness, and user satisfaction. The proposed usability model is
presented and the execution of the empirical study is detailed. The results obtained through the empirical study suggested
that, in general, the Moodle has a satisfactory usability level. Besides proposing the usability model and evaluating the
software, the study aims at contributing to the software quality improvement, primarily regarding to educational systems. |
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