TY - JOUR
T1 - The psychometric evaluation of educational intranets
AU - Van Schaik, Paul
AU - Ling, Jonathan
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PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - A major determinant of the success of educational intranet sites is their usability. In addition to measures of task performance and navigation behavior, psychometric instruments are used to evaluate usability and the quality of human-computer interaction more generally. However, there is a lack of validated instruments for the evaluation of sites. The aim of the present study was to establish the psychometric properties of scales for measuring the quality of interaction with educational intranets. In two experiments, undergraduates (n = 81 and n = 109, respectively) performed an information retrieval task using different versions of the same university intranet site. Psychometric properties of the instruments were analyzed. The quality of the scales is evaluated, recommendations for their use are given, and further research into the scales is outlined.
AB - A major determinant of the success of educational intranet sites is their usability. In addition to measures of task performance and navigation behavior, psychometric instruments are used to evaluate usability and the quality of human-computer interaction more generally. However, there is a lack of validated instruments for the evaluation of sites. The aim of the present study was to establish the psychometric properties of scales for measuring the quality of interaction with educational intranets. In two experiments, undergraduates (n = 81 and n = 109, respectively) performed an information retrieval task using different versions of the same university intranet site. Psychometric properties of the instruments were analyzed. The quality of the scales is evaluated, recommendations for their use are given, and further research into the scales is outlined.
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U2 - 10.2190/06M5-HUK3-02AL-R993
DO - 10.2190/06M5-HUK3-02AL-R993
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646406815
SN - 0735-6331
VL - 33
SP - 81
EP - 100
JO - Journal of Educational Computing Research
JF - Journal of Educational Computing Research
IS - 1
ER -