DocumentCode :
568749
Title :
Usability of user interface styles for learning a graphical software application
Author :
Feizi, Andisheh ; Wong, Chui Yin
Author_Institution :
Universal Usability & Interaction Design (UUID) SIG, Multimedia Univ., Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Volume :
2
fYear :
2012
fDate :
12-14 June 2012
Firstpage :
1089
Lastpage :
1094
Abstract :
This paper examines usability of user interface styles for learning a graphical software application, namely Adobe Flash CS4. An empirical study was performed to investigate the usability attributes of effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction scores for learning Adobe Flash CS4. There were 32 participants recruited whom consist of interface designers and software developers. A set of 10 tasks were designed to compare the different effects of user interface styles between graphical user interface (GUI) and command line interface (CLI). Performance variables (effectiveness, efficiency, duration, number of errors and number of helps) were measured for tasks performed by all the participants in the test. Satisfaction score was measured using QUIS (Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction) tool. The result revealed that the average effectiveness score higher than 75% (96.88%), and average efficiency (7.43) for all the 10 tasks given. The satisfaction score also showed above average (>;3.5) for majority of the user interface satisfaction attributes of software regardless of users´ background.
Keywords :
computer science education; graphical user interfaces; Adobe Flash CS4; CLI; GUI; QUIS; command line interface; effectiveness score; efficiency score; graphical software application; graphical user interface; interface designer; learning; questionnaire for user interface satisfaction tool; satisfaction score; software developer; usability attributes; user interface style; Atmospheric measurements; Graphical user interfaces; Measurement uncertainty; Particle measurements; Reliability; Software; Testing; command line interface (CLI); graphical software application; graphical user interface (GUI); usability; user interface styles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer & Information Science (ICCIS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpeu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1937-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICCISci.2012.6297188
Filename :
6297188
Link To Document :
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