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In this research the effectiveness of the time estimation as the measure for the efficiency relating to the cognitive workload, which was a component of the usability, was examined through the usability tests experiment. Sixteen subjects were required to carry out two tasks according to the two scenarios with the low and high usability websites of the local governments. The result of time estimation revealed that the efficiency of the high usability website was higher than the low usability website, the same as the results of the other measures. From the results of this experiment it was suggested that the time estimation could be an effective measurement for the efficiency relating to the cognitive workload which was a component of the usability.
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Suzuki, K., Karashima, M., Nishiguchi, H. (2011). A Study on the Time Estimation Measurement for Web Usability Evaluation. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice. DUXU 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6770. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21708-1_7
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