COSTECH Integrated Repository

Heuristics for Evaluating Usability of Learning Management Systems in Africa

Show simple item record

dc.creator Mtebe, Joel S.
dc.creator Kissaka, Mussa M.
dc.date 2016-03-08T12:50:11Z
dc.date 2016-03-08T12:50:11Z
dc.date 2015-04-22
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:52:25Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:52:25Z
dc.identifier Joel S. Mtebe and Mussa M. Kissaka. "Heuristics for Evaluating Usability of Learning Management Systems in Africa" (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mtebe/13/
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/694
dc.identifier 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2015.7190521
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3479
dc.description The adoption and use of various Learning Management Systems (LMS) to enhance education in Africa is becoming common. However, the majority of institutions have been adopting these systems without conducting usability evaluations. As a result, users tend to find these systems not easy to use, learn and do not meet their learning objectives. At the moment, there is relatively small and inadequate heuristics that can be used to evaluate LMS taking into account both system features and didactic effectiveness. This study presents a comprehensive heuristics usability that consolidates interface usability, didactic effectiveness and motivation to learn. The heuristics were validated through expert evaluation of the University of Dar es Salaam and Shuledirect systems. The proposed heuristics managed to uncover several usability problems. The findings from this study have shown that the proposed heuristics are appropriate and effective to be used for evaluating LMS deployed in Africa.
dc.language en
dc.subject Evaluating
dc.subject Usability
dc.subject Systems
dc.title Heuristics for Evaluating Usability of Learning Management Systems in Africa
dc.type Book chapter


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search COSTECH


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account