Usability testing of e-learning: an approach incorporating co-discovery and think-aloud

Authors:
T. F. (Funmi) Adebesin;M. R. (Ruth) de Villiers;Samuel Ssemugabi
Affiliations:
UNISA, Meraka Institute, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa;UNISA, South Africa;UNISA, South Africa
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers' Association
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Computer applications developed to support learning in the cognitive domains are quite different from commercial transaction processing applications. The unique nature of such applications calls for different methods for evaluating their usability. This paper presents the application and refinement of the framework for usability testing of interactive e-learning applications proposed by Masemola & de Villiers [11]. In a pioneering usability testing study, we investigate the effectiveness of the think-aloud method when combined with co-discovery testing.