mGuides, design and usability of a mobile system to assist learning in critical situations

Authors:
Jaime Sánchez;Matías Espinoza
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, Center for Advanced Research in Education (CARE), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;Department of Computer Science, Center for Advanced Research in Education (CARE), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Venue:
UAHCI'11 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: context diversity - Volume Part III
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This work presents the usability evaluation of the mGuides system, which emerged as a response to the educational needs of students affected by the earthquake that hit Chile in the year 2010. With this system, teachers generate working guides through an editor, including learning guides and questionnaires for their learners. At the same time, students visualize and complete these working guides on cellular phones. The objective of this work is to present the impact of usability evaluations as part of the process for the development of the mGuides system, contributing mainly to the validation of the functionalities and the detection of errors. The results show that the mGuides system was highly accepted by both teachers and students, and that it is an intuitive and easy-touse tool.