Usability Evaluation of Adaptive Features in e-Learning

Abstract

The usefulness of an e-learning application feature is important to ensure a feature can continue to be used. This study aims to measure the usefulness of e-learning application features and to evaluate the adaptive features of e-learning used in higher education. This study uses measurement the usability test based on the combined use of two techniques: a questionnaire-based survey and an empirical analysis. The survey has been used to achieve feedbacks from the subjects’ point of view. In particular, it has been useful to capture the perceived usability of the subjects. This result is further confirmed by the empirical analysis we carried out by analyzing the correlation between the effort of usability feature to adopted e-learning and some measures suitable defined for those processes. The majority of subjects assess that some e-learning features still have to be developed again. Why? Because there are still some features that have not been in accordance with the needs of users and less adaptive to the information required by the user. Indeed, empirical analysis is found to still have features that can produce adaptive information in a better learning process. The results of this study recommend features adaptive according to user needs so that e-learning becomes an alternative in the learning process in higher education. Keywords—adaptive feature; e-learning; evaluation; higher education; usability