Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
4-17-2019
Abstract
We are two library interns who developed online tutorials about how to cite information and use IDS services in a software called LibWizard. After developing the tutorials, we were tasked with conducting usability tests in order to make the tutorials more user friendly. We developed two usability tests: a qualitative test was conducted to determine the overall ease of going through the tutorials—the structure, grammatical issues, design format, and general troubleshooting; and a quantitative test was conducted to determine the educational results, such as tutorial effectiveness and the students’ understanding of the concepts. Both of these tests were conducted with a sample of eight undergraduates at various stages of their academic careers. The results allowed us to indicate the areas of the tutorials that need improvement, which we can use not only to enhance the tutorials that were used in this testing process, but to also aid in the development of future tutorials.
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Recommended Citation
Medina, Emma and Briggmann, Brianne, "Usability Testing: Testing the Functionality of Library Research Tutorials" (2019). Papers, Posters, and Recordings. 20.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-works/20