• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.69-83
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influenced elementary school teachers in choosing websites that support science teaching and learning. The participants of this study were four elementary school teachers. The data was collected through semi-constructed and in-depth interview. The results of the research are as follows: First, the individual factors that influenced participants to choose a website were teacher's thinking about appropriate science teaching and learning methods and teacher's lack of ability to prepare science lessons. Second, the surroundings factors were the image of the teachers using the website, the formation of consensus, belonging to the peer teachers, and students' preferences and interests. Third, participants chose a website where they could provide ideas for science lessons that are not available in textbooks and instructional materials for all subjects, and see stories and tips related to teaching career. In addition, the website was selected according to whether the developer of science instructional materials was a teacher, whether the materials uploaded on the website were up-to-date, and whether the teachers can learn by themselves to prepare for the science class. Fourth, participants considered the design and interactivity of the website and chose a website that is easy to search for information. Finally, we suggested the implications for building the websites that support science teaching and learning.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.22-31
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• 2010

In this study, elementary school teachers' needs for the website providing science instructional materials were examined. The participants were 151 elementary school teachers. The test for needs analysis consisted of fifty-three Likert-type items; 24 items for the content of website category and 29 items for the design of website category. Variables about participants' characteristics such as teaching career, the capability of using computers, and the frequencies of searching websites in obtaining science instructional materials were also examined. The results indicated that teachers' needs for the content of website category were significantly higher than those for the design of website category. Teachers' needs were relatively higher in the items concerning flawless materials, consistency of materials with science curriculum and/or learning objectives, information about target grade and/or related topics, free website, and the materials capable of immediate use in the content of website category. The items concerning the stability of website, the accuracy of links, providing easy and reliable searching methods, easy and fast downloading, and providing list of loaded materials showed relatively higher needs in the design of website category. In several items, teachers' needs were also changed with their individual characteristics.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.65-82
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• 2021

A well-designed website is mandatory for good marketing and proper tourism business. This research considers Nepal as a domain of study and specifically explores welcomenepal.com, the official tourism portal as a reference for the study. The work is based on the study of the existing literature, user-survey, and technical testing of the website using open-source testing tools to identify user perspective, design issues, website architecture and design quality of the tourism website. A population size of 400 respondents, which consist of both domestic and international tourist, are considered for the survey. Data is received from 360 respondents, which is analyzed using statistical tests like Cronbach's alpha, Pearson's correlation, cross-tabulations, bars charts and graphs to draw inferences and consclusion. The software-based test results serve as another important parameter for the evaluation of the current official website. This study brings out core needs of the tourist in terms of expectations from a tourism website and access technical quality of the current portal to provide necessary feedback and suggestions. The government officials, business houses, and web designers can utilize this work as a knowledge base to build tourism websites, which are user-centric. Further, the work is specifically important for Nepal government and tourism officials to identify shortcomings in their current website and make improvements for better design and user adaptability in future.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.1217-1232
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• 2017

Because websites contain personal information such as address, contact information, etc., Attention about website security is required. This research is a study to examine that user's security awareness has a moderating effect on the relationship between website quality factors and trust, information and service value on websites holding personal information. As a result of questionnaire survey of the secondary school students and parents 635 people, website quality factors excluding usability positively affected trust of the website. Information quality on the website had a positive influence on service value and service value also affected trust. User's security awareness about the website has a moderating effect on the relationship between information and service value. The result of this research means that users are not continuously using websites with a low security level. Based on the results of this research, we presented theoretical and practical suggestions for the stakeholders of websites.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.125-140
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• 2008

In this study, we try to explain the impacts of self-directedness and self-efficacy on individual knowledge building process and website loyalty. To verify empirically the proposed research model. first, we reviewed literatures on self-directedness, self-efficacy, knowledge building process, and website loyalty. Second, we performed a survey with questionnaires to undergraduate school students, graduate school students, professionals, and office workers who search information frequently using website. Third, on the basis of collected 221 data, measurement model and structural goodness-of-fit of the research model were verified with, SEM analysis using Lisrel 8.54 version. We found important results such that self-directedness impacted information sharing and elaboration, self-efficacy affected information sharing and knowledge building, and information sharing and knowledge building improved website loyalty.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.65-91
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• 2014

Our study adopted ELM (Elaboration Likelihood Model) to measure the impact of central and peripheral cues on e-healthcare website behavior and its consequence on perceived loyalty of users. While most of ELM studies did not elaborate the antecedent of both central and peripheral cues, we measured the antecedents of those information processing routes to clarify how technical and quality factors (i.e. information organization, security concern, and website attractiveness) develop the nature of either central or peripheral route. We found that information organization was the main antecedent of information quality presented on the website. Second, the results revealed that website security has a positive effect on website credibility. Third, we also found that website attractiveness was positively associated with website credibility. Fourth, consistent with elaboration likelihood model, the empirical findings suggested that information quality (central cue) and website credibility (peripheral cue) were strong predictors of behavior intention to use health website. Our findings also suggested that behavior intention to use health website significantly influenced perceived loyalty.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.105-128
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• 2012

The Culture and Arts Website, one of the parts of providing information related to culture and art utilizing internet, is the website that giving information of arts genre like theater, music, art, architecture, video, and literature. As growing interest in the field of culture and arts, market of this website has been increasing and providing customized content which each customer wants in the field of culture and arts. Developers of culture and arts website consider the website media for increasing and developing awareness about culture and arts. They are accelerating development of various business models and application of culture and arts website service which it meets trend of the times and customers needs. This study will seize about influencing factors to culture and arts website service of domestic website users and analyze how these factors affect loyalty through satisfaction and word of mouth. This study presented research model applied main parameters of PAD(Pleasure, Arousal, Dominance) theory emphasized human's emotions that they are expected to affect the loyalty of culture and arts website service users based on satisfaction and word of mouth. The researcher in this study surveyed students of Seoul S University who had experiences with such culture and arts website to validate the model empirically. The results, firstly, if you experienced feeling related to pleasure and dominance in culture and arts website, you would satisfy this website and it could lead to loyalty. Secondly, the feeling related to ventilation does not affect the loyalty through satisfaction and word of mouth. Thirdly, the results show that all of three factors of emotional responses do not influence the loyalty through word of mouth.

• Journal of Smart Tourism
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.17-27
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• 2023

This study examines the scientific publications on website evaluation in hospitality and tourism from 2010 to 2023 through a systematic review and discusses implications for future research. The reviewed literature from publication years, journals, research methods, website-related stakeholders, context, various forms of Internet presence (Internet forms), and theories are analyzed to create a comprehensive website evaluation dimension. Furthermore, a conceptual framework is developed to show the relationship between the website characteristics, stakeholders-channels interaction, and stakeholders' reactions. The proposed website evaluation framework in hospitality and tourism synthesizes the existing knowledge, identifies gaps, and further advances our understanding of this research area.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.71-81
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• 2015

With the increasing influence of online media, company websites have become important communication channels between companies and customers. Companies use their websites as a marketing tool for a variety of purposes, including enhancing their image and selling products or services. Many researchers have examined the criteria, methods, and tools for website evaluation, but most have focused on usability. Prior content analyses have focused not on text content but on website components, an approach likely to produce subjective evaluations. This study attempts to objectively evaluate company websites by utilizing text mining. We analyze the usefulness of company websites by presenting visualized outputs from a business perspective, allowing practitioners to easily understand the results of the website evaluation and use them in decision making. To demonstrate our method empirically, we selected a company with a number of affiliates in Korea and analyzed the text content of their websites to assess their usefulness using natural language processing and graphics packages in R. Practitioners can easily employ our objective evaluation method, and researchers can use it to gain a new perspective on website evaluation.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.7
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• pp.2420-2435
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• 2010

This study presented estimation framework that consider website pattern and user use purpose for website estimation improvement. Also, analyzed and evaluated existing website using estimation framework. In this study, divided by general user and company user and analyzed relative importance between each estimation factors in estimation framework and secured reliability of website estimation model because applies AHP method and presented key factors to website construction, operation, administration. Through this study, projected necessity of weight calculation between estimation area by site type to website estimation field researchers and differentiate contents offered that follow in user type(individual, company) to website planners and operators, projected guideline that can provide more efficient and strategic service.