Usability Testing of an iBooks Textbook for Diverse Learners

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  In Poster Session: Design and Evaluation of Learning Experiences

Abstract

This paper investigated the usability of an iBooks textbook for diverse learners. The researcher applied four prototypical usability metrics (i.e., task completion rate, error count, task completion time, and test-level satisfaction rate) of 14 usability tasks to measure user experience of the researcher-created iBooks textbook. The results suggested that the interactive features generic to the iBooks, such as interactive image and Keynote slides, were intuitively usable for participants. However, several basic learning-assistance functions, such as note taking and text searching, impacted participants’ intuitive use of the book.

Authors

• Ling Zhang, The University of Kansas

• James D. Basham, The University of Kansas