• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.17-31
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usability of a prototype personal digital assistant (PDA)-based decision support system for the management of obesity through usability testing with end-users (Advanced Practice Nurses [APNs]) prior to its implementation in clinical settings. Methods: This descriptive study used observational and think aloud techniques to address the research question: what usability problems are perceived by end-users? Five APNs were provided with the scenarios and the list of tasks to evaluate the application. Their verbalizations were recorded through Morae usabil ity software. Data analysis was based on the data captured through Morae, transcriptions, notes, and the end-user survey. Results: End-users completed all the required tasks without encountering a severe usability problem, and agreed that the system was easy to use. clear, concise, and useful. Usability issues that were unrecognized by the developer or usability experts were identified by APNs. The usability problems were categorized according to positive characteristics, negative characteristics, and recommendations. The usability issues were discussed with the project team members, and solutions were suggested to improve the user interface of the PDA-based decision support system before the final implementation. Conclusions: This approach had an important impact on making the system easier to use and more useful from the perspective of design and content. The results of this evaluation provided iterative feedback regarding the design and implementation of the PDA-based decision support system for the management of obesity.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2023

The most effective tutoring method is one-on-one, face-to-face in-person human tutoring. However, due to the limited availability of human tutors, computer-based alternatives have been developed. These software based alternatives are called Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) which are used to tutor students in different domains. Although ITS performance is inferior to that of human teachers, the field is growing and has recently become very popular. User interfaces play key role in usability perspective of ITS. Even though ITS research has advanced, the majority of the work has concentrated on learning sciences while mostly disregarding user interfaces. Because of this, the present ITS includes effective learning modules but a less effective interface design. Usability is one approach to gauge a software's performance, while "ease of use" is one way to assess a software's quality. This paper measures the usability effectiveness of an ITS which is designed to teach Object-Oriented (OO) analysis and design concepts using Unified Modeling Language (UML). Computer Supported Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ) survey was conducted for usability evaluation of UML-ITS. According to participants' responses to the system's usability survey, all responses lie between 1 to 3 scale points which indicate that the participants were satisfied and comfortable with most of the system's interface features.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2020

The OECD surveys the questionnaire on the background of ICT every three years since 2003. In this study, we compare and analyze the changes in ICT accessibility and ICT usability of Korean students in 2015 and 2018 using the ICT background data of OECD PISA. ICT accessibility refers to the degree of access to ICT equipment at school or at home. There are 10 items of accessibility surveys at schools used by PISA, and 11 items at home. ICT usability refers to how much ICT equipment is used at or outside of school for learning or non-learning purposes. There are ten items for surveying usability at school, and twenty-four items for surveying usability outside of school. In the analysis of this study, the arithmetic mean of the items is used. As a result, Korean students' accessibility at school improved from 25.48% in 2015 to 40.40% in 2018, and from the lowest group in 2015 to below-average group in 2018. In terms of students' usability at school, we analyzed the percentage of students who use the ICT equipment 'almost every day' and the students who use it 'everyday'. Both 2015 and 2018 are among the lowest. Accessibility at home is higher in 2018 than in 2015, and belongs to the average group of OECD countries in 2018. ICT Usability for learning purposes outside of school is the lowest group in both 2015 and 2018. ICT Usability outside of school for non-learning purposes is in the average group of OECD countries. As a result of this study, we can see that Korea's digital literacy education is weak compared to other OECD countries. Prior to education about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, investment in digital literacy education is needed.

• 대한인간공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한인간공학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.7-18
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• 1994

Many office tasks have been automated by using computers to increase task productivity. The productivity of performing office tasks is dependent not only upon automating the task procedures, but also upon the usability of user interfaces. However, the literature lacks human factors research on evaluating the usability of user interface styles when they are used for performing different office tasks. This study evalu- ated the usability of user interfaces styles when performing various office tasks. User interface styles considered include menu-selection, command language, form fill-in, iconic styles, etc. A task analysis was conducted toclassify representative office tasks. A variety of analysis techniques such as brainstorming, analytic hierarchy process, prototyping, and expert opinions were used to evaluate the usability of the interfaces. The analysis procedures and results are described along with guidelines for selecting user interfaces in terms of subjective preferences and performance measures.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-21
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• 2014

This study exceeds the view on the fragmentary fact-finding surveys related to the application of mobile commerce which further develops the evaluation model of fashion mobile commerce website and considers the validity of comprehensive fashion mobile commerce with quality evaluation factors according to the Task-Technology Fit. To fulfill the study objectives, a total of 433 questionnaires are being conducted to the customers with first-hand experience on fashion merchandises through mobile commerce. The judgement sampling method is employed according to the sample population ages from 20s to 30s during two months period. Based on the results of the above-mentioned path analysis, we have observed the following: First, the path relation analysis results show that the M-marketing (M-marketing) between perceived usabilities had effects to the perceived usability and the M-sales had effects to the perceived usability. Second, as seen from the fashion mobile shopping conformance (TTF), the perceived usability, customer satisfaction, and path pipe analysis result conformances between perceived values and immersions have effects of perceived usability, customer satisfaction and perceived value, and thus, indicate that the perceived usability had effects on the customer satisfaction and immersion. Third, the customer satisfaction, perceived value and immersion all have effects on the purchasing intention.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.105-114
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• 1999

최근 전자기술의 발달과 함게 제품들이 인간의 지적 면을 지원하는 스마트한 제품으로 변하면서 OSD는 이런 제품의 입출력을 담당하는 사용자 인터페이스의 중요한 부분으로서 본체의 외형 못지않게 제품개발의 핵심적인 요소가 되고 있다. 특히 영상기기와 정보기기의 경우 그 중요성은 더 커진다. 이런 중요성에도 불구하고 단순히 하드웨어 본체에 탑재하는 부속물로서 취급되어 많은 검증과 평가를 통해 개발되는 하드웨어 본체에 비하여 단순하고 개별적인 사용성평가만을 통해 개발되고 있다. 즉 얼마나 빨리 주어진 그능을 수행하는지 사용하는데 애로는 없는지 등 개별적인 속성에 대한 수행도 위주의 사용성평가에 그치고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 수행도 위주의 사용성평가에서 탈피하여 사용자 인터페이스에 대한 주관적 선호도를 바탕으로 사용자의 입장에서 중요한 속성은 무엇이며 또 그러한 속성의 각 수준에 사용자가 부여하는 가치는 어느정도인가를 파악하기 위하여 실제 제품을 사용하는 것과 동일한 환경하에서 사용하게한 후 선호도를 측정하였으며 컨조인트분석에 의하여 각 속성의 중요도 및 각 수준의 만족도를 분석하였다. 리허한 사용성평가 및 분석은 사용자 인터페이스 디자인 프로세스의 최종단계로서 진행되는 것이 아닌 초기단계부터 그 방법과 내용, 또 어떻게 디자인에 피드백할 것인가 등을 계획하여 반복적으로 실시되야 한다.시되야 한다.

• Journal of Sport and Applied Science
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.17-27
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• 2019

Purpose: This study is to conduct usability evaluations from the perspective of developing comfort-shoes for the middle-aged and elderly to identify key factors and derive implications for optimal comfort-shoes production. Research design, data, and methodology: A total of 10 middle-aged and elderly women in their 50s and 60s were selected as eligible for the rescue. For data collection, the study was conducted in a Gang Survey, where pre-explanations, shoes test, and interviews were conducted. The collected data were analyzed in a total of four stages. In step 1, the contents obtained through interviews with the subjects were recorded in text, organized and analyzed systematically, and in step 2, unnecessary vocabulary, sentences, and overlapping opinions were eliminated. In step 3, we classified areas around key functions and carried out categorization tasks. Finally, in Step 4, the results and implications of the study were derived by classifying each usability evaluation shoe as positive and negative text around categorized data. Results: There are a total of seven factors for comfort-shoes usability evaluation, which are categorized as cushion, fitting, stability, flexibility, lightweight, comfort, and pressure. Positive/negative factors for the derived usability evaluation factors were shown in the form of a positive-centered, negative-centered, and positive-mixed mix for each of the four products. Positive-focused products are VA products, which are seven times more positive than negative factors. Negative-centered products are CL and SA products, which are five times more negative than positive factors. Positive mixing was a CA product with a ratio of 1:1. Text-based usability evaluations allow us to proceed with analysis based on more scientific data rather than simply listening to opinions and judging by comments. Conclusions: The study discussed implications of developing comfort-shoes for middle-aged consumers and future directions were discussed.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.51-68
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• 2007

The previous studies regarding the usability evaluation of e-government web sites focused only on deriving affecting factors and variables. They did not find the relationship of usability, user satisfaction and revisiting. The objective of this paper is to find the causal effect how the usability of e-government web sites affect to the user satisfaction and the revisiting attitude. no scope of e-government web sites included the portal site and ie liked web sites. We developed a structural equation model and performed a user test. As a result, a perceived usability affected the revisiting, but it did not intermediate the user satisfaction.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2013

This study attempted to compare usability of auditory interfaces, which is a comprehensive concept that includes safety, utility, effectiveness, and efficiency, in personal computing environments: verbal messages (speech sounds), earcons (musical sounds), and auditory icons (natural sounds). This study hypothesized that verbal messages would offer higher usability than earcons and auditory icons, since the verbal messages are easy to interpret and understand based on semiotic process. In this study, usability was measured by a set of seven items: ability to inform what the program is doing, relevance to visual interfaces, degree of stimulation, degree of understandability, perceived time pressure, clearness of sound outputs, and degrees of satisfaction. Through the experimental research, the results showed that verbal messages provided the highest level of usability. On the contrary, auditory icons showed the lowest level of usability, as they require users to establish new coding schemes, and thus demand more mental effort from users.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.643-651
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• 2022

메타버스의 급부상에 따라 모바일 증강현실 시장이 빠르게 성장하고 있다. 하지만, 모바일 증강현실 환경에서의 사용자 경험 향상을 위한 연구가 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 증강현실 기반의 스마트폰 애플리케이션 사용성 원칙 개발을 목표로 한다. 연구 방법으로 1)모바일 증강현실의 특성을 파악하여 증강현실 애플리케이션의 사용성 요인을 파악했다. 2)증강현실의 사용성 사례 연구 분석을 통해 사용성 원칙을 수집 및 선별하고, 전문가 심층 인터뷰를 통해 사용성 원칙을 재범주화하여 14개의 사용성 원칙으로 개발했다. 3)개발된 사용성 원칙을 검증하기 위해 사용성 원칙을 바탕으로 평가 문항을 구성하여 사용성 평가 설문을 진행했다. 결과적으로 몰입성, 현존감, 효율성, 만족감, 유희성에서 유의미한 차이를 발견하였으며, 증강현실 기반 스마트폰 애플리케이션 개발에 유용한 사용성 원칙임을 검증했다. 본 연구는 증강현실 기반 모바일 사용성 원칙에 관한 기초연구라는 점에서 의의가 있다.