User Evaluation of Geography Website

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

User Evaluation of Geography Website

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Another pursuit of scholars to motivate students and get them actively engaged into the learning in the environment of blended way of teaching/learning process is presented. The paper brings description of the process of website analysis from first impression through specialised tasks, evaluation based on the level of satisfaction to the final recommendations. The research area represents interdisciplinary field of developing geography knowledge and digital competences in university students via usability testing of geography websites by students themselves. Last year a research on incorporation of web-design user-testing method into the language learning process was run with students of Applied informatics and Information management study fields. Current research is a follow up stage comprising students of non-computer study field. Testing of websites offering games and quizzes on geography topics will be conducted with full-time and part-time students of Tourism management during their subject called Cultural studies on Africa and India in both environments virtual platform of learning management system and face-to-face classes. The goal of this paper is to describe a pilot phase of the whole assessment process of one of the selected websites called Shephard Software in detail. This pilot testing is supposed to reveal potential pitfalls which could be detected so that user testing of websites by students of Tourism management could be adapted accordingly to reflect needs and abilities of students with different computer competences, with different experience and behaviour. The sub-goal is to compare the outcomes and determine suitability of incorporation of websites into the process of education and define possible modifications in the content and structure of usability forms. The discussion raises questions relating to adaptation of user-testing forms, selection and a number of analysed websites.

Název v anglickém jazyce

User Evaluation of Geography Website

Popis výsledku anglicky

Another pursuit of scholars to motivate students and get them actively engaged into the learning in the environment of blended way of teaching/learning process is presented. The paper brings description of the process of website analysis from first impression through specialised tasks, evaluation based on the level of satisfaction to the final recommendations. The research area represents interdisciplinary field of developing geography knowledge and digital competences in university students via usability testing of geography websites by students themselves. Last year a research on incorporation of web-design user-testing method into the language learning process was run with students of Applied informatics and Information management study fields. Current research is a follow up stage comprising students of non-computer study field. Testing of websites offering games and quizzes on geography topics will be conducted with full-time and part-time students of Tourism management during their subject called Cultural studies on Africa and India in both environments virtual platform of learning management system and face-to-face classes. The goal of this paper is to describe a pilot phase of the whole assessment process of one of the selected websites called Shephard Software in detail. This pilot testing is supposed to reveal potential pitfalls which could be detected so that user testing of websites by students of Tourism management could be adapted accordingly to reflect needs and abilities of students with different computer competences, with different experience and behaviour. The sub-goal is to compare the outcomes and determine suitability of incorporation of websites into the process of education and define possible modifications in the content and structure of usability forms. The discussion raises questions relating to adaptation of user-testing forms, selection and a number of analysed websites.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

IN - Informatika

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

European conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2016)

ISBN

978-1-911218-18-0

ISSN

2048-8637

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

114-121

Název nakladatele

Academic conferences

Místo vydání

Reading

Místo konání akce

Prague, Czech Republic

Datum konání akce

27. 10. 2016

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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