MUUX-E, a framework of criteria for evaluating the usability, user experience and educational features of m-learning environments

Q3 Social Sciences

South African Computer Journal Pub Date : 2015-07-11 DOI:10.18489/SACJ.V56I1.240

Patricia Harpur, R. D. Villiers

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Abstract

Higher education students use mobile phones, equipped for Internet access. Mobile technologies can offer effective, satisfying and accessible m-learning experiences. A contribution has been made to knowledge on evaluating m-learning environments and to mobile human-computer interaction (MHCI), with the innovative synthesis of the MUUX-E Framework, which fills a gap in the domain of m-learning. MUUX-E is a single comprehensive, multi-faceted instrument for evaluating m-learning environments, emphasising usability and user experience in mobile educational contexts. It was developed by extensive literature studies on each aspect, and has five categories, 31 criteria and numerous sub-criteria. Using a design-based research paradigm, MUUX-E was applied iteratively to evaluate and enhance successive versions of m-LR, a mobile application created for a Software Engineering module. Participants were students and expert evaluators. MUUX-E served well to identify problems and strengths. The students were more positive than the experts regarding the benefits of m-LR, yet insightfully reported more system problems.

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MUUX-E，一个评估移动学习环境的可用性、用户体验和教育特性的标准框架

接受高等教育的学生使用手机上网。移动技术可以提供有效、令人满意和便捷的移动学习体验。通过对MUUX-E框架的创新综合，对移动学习环境评估和移动人机交互(MHCI)方面的知识做出了贡献，填补了移动学习领域的空白。MUUX-E是一个单一的、全面的、多方面的工具，用于评估移动学习环境，强调移动教育环境中的可用性和用户体验。它是通过对各个方面的广泛文献研究而发展起来的，有5个类别，31个标准和许多子标准。使用基于设计的研究范式，MUUX-E被迭代地应用于评估和增强m-LR的连续版本，m-LR是为软件工程模块创建的移动应用程序。参与者是学生和专家评估者。MUUX-E可以很好地识别问题和优势。对于m-LR的好处，学生们比专家们更积极，但他们也深刻地报告了更多的系统问题。

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South African Computer Journal Social Sciences-Education

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1.30

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审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： The South African Computer Journal is specialist ICT academic journal, accredited by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training SACJ publishes research articles, viewpoints and communications in English in Computer Science and Information Systems.