The evaluation of the results of an eye tracking based usability tests of the so called Instructor´s Portal framework (http://tanitlap.ektf.hu/csernaiz)

The research discussed in this paper can be positioned at the cross-section of Applied Computer Science, Didactics and Human-Computer Interaction. Accordingly, an Instructor´s Portal (IPo) framework system was developed at the Department of Human Informatics of the Eszterházy Károly College (EKC) in 2015. The aim of the framework system is to enable instructors working in higher education institutions to establish, customize, and update their own webpages independently without any help from informatics professionals. Said system not only fulfills a gap filling function in the higher education sphere, but performs complex tasks while serving a wide range of users. In order to establish a logically arranged content structure and user interface the respective development process observed several developmental principles, methods, and web-ergonomic rules. This paper introduces the results of usability tests and examinations pertaining to the system. The examination utilized, an eye-tracking hardware device and a mouse movement recording software along with a special software facilitating the evaluation and presentation of the respective results. This essay introduces and highlight how the respective apparatus complements the traditional human observation-based usability tests while identifying the cognitive skills to be ascertained with such devices, one of the main priorities of Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom).