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A study was conducted to assess the usability of an e-learning courseware prototype. Participants of three expertise levels – novice students, experienced student workers, and domain experts – were recruited. 27 evaluated the e-learning courseware and 2 received the same training content in a face-to-face session to provide benchmark data. A total of 16 usability problems and 4 pedagogical problems were identified. Preliminary findings suggest that e-learning is a promising format for basic cataloging training and different patterns are found in the three groups of participants’ evaluations of the courseware.
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Chen, X.S., Lu, T. (2007). Usability Assessment of an E-Learning Courseware for Basic Cataloging. In: Jacko, J.A. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. HCI Applications and Services. HCI 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4553. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73111-5_23
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