Usability of Educational Websites for Tablet Computers
Andrius Eimantas Vosylius, Kristina Lapin · 2015
Learning outcomes depend significantly upon usability of educational websites. This paper places an emphasis on educational materials used on tablet computers as these devices are widely used in education today. Usability of educational materials is examined from three perspectives: education, gesture interaction and website. A number of studies consider those perspectives separately, such as usability heuristics for websites or gesture interaction on touch screens. Other research focuses on the impact of physical mobile device characteristics on usability. Educational sources underline the importance of learner's motivation. However, those methodologies are not fully compatible; they emphasize different aspects. This paper aims at creating a consistent list of heuristics developed for educational materials for tablets. The pilot inspection on educational exposition of the Science Museum in London serves as the first validation stage of the developed set. The inspection confirmed the adequacy of developed set and unfolded omitted aspects.